Late Roman Bronze Coins
Coin talk => Identification => Topic started by: Al.cofribas on August 21, 2017, 04:48:24 PM
Good evening
I'have bought 2 coins of Gratian - Constantinople and need confirmation. Should i classify the two coins as RIC. 64 a ?
1,75 g - 14 mm
(https://i11.servimg.com/u/f11/19/27/59/78/64bvar10.jpg) (https://servimg.com/view/19275978/873)
1,15 g - 14 mm
(https://i11.servimg.com/u/f11/19/27/59/78/64a10.jpg) (https://servimg.com/view/19275978/872)
or do i have to classify the first one as unlisted ?
Many thanks
Christophe
Nice finds...your first coin is RIC 64a. There are different workshops CONA, CONB etc., all of which are still RIC 64a; though RIC doesn't note any (but a lot of material was scanty for RIC IX, published in 1933 and a slim volume compared to other RIC volumes) and merely gives the mintmark as CON with the workshop blank, because the example(s) seen were not clear.
Your second coin, CONB✶ is unlisted for the star, though there is a mintmark of CONΓ✶ noted for the previous issue of VOT V (RIC 62b). You could call it 64a var.
Thanks Victor.
We could also call the second coin 64a too because the blank after CON could be anything (CONA,CONA*, CONB, CONB*...) couldn't we ?
Yes, both coins are 64a.
Your coins are like Constantinople 62b, which is a VOT V, and has two mintmarks CONΓ and CONΓ✶.
Though it is RIC 64, I would still note it as a variation or unlisted mintmark, since none with star were noted.
Merci Victor.