Late Roman Bronze Coins

Coin talk => COTD => Topic started by: Victor on April 23, 2021, 09:48:17 AM

Title: 2 Constantine coins from Constantinople
Post by: Victor on April 23, 2021, 09:48:17 AM

two recent pickups...the GLORIA ROMANORVM is the nicer of the two

Constantine I, the Great, AD 307 - 337. AE Follis ø 19mm (3.22g). 327 AD Mtsst. Constantinople. Obv .: CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG, head with laurel wreath nr. Rev .: GLORIA RO-MANORVM / A / CONS, helmeted Roma sits on shield nlu holds scepter and Victoriola in right. Hand. RIC VII, 17th


Constantin I., der Große, 307 - 337 n. Chr. AE Follis ø 19mm (3.21g). 327 - 328 n. Chr. Mzst. Konstantinopel. Vs.: CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG, Kopf mit Rosettendiadem n. r. Rs.: GLORIA EXERCITVS / S / CONS, Kaiser in militärischer Tracht mit Lanze u. Schild. RIC VII, 22.

both ex-Peter Weiß

Title: Re: 2 Constantine coins from Constantinople
Post by: Gavin on April 23, 2021, 12:11:50 PM

Man, that top coin is FDC!

Title: Re: 2 Constantine coins from Constantinople
Post by: Victor on April 23, 2021, 12:24:08 PM

it looks pretty sweet, I'm sure in hand it will be very nice.

Title: Re: 2 Constantine coins from Constantinople
Post by: Victor on May 24, 2021, 02:39:46 PM

I finally got these coins along with some others, including this one, also ex-Peter Weiß

It had an old Paul-Francis Jacquier tag with it that describes the object held by Pax as a sistrum. Though it doesn't look like a normal branch, I wouldn't say it was a sistrum.

Constantine I
AD 312-13
half follis
16mm   2.2g
FL VAL CONSTANTINVS AVG laureate and cuirassed bust right.
PACI PERPET; Pax with head l., r. holding branch, l. standard; in l. field XII.
in ex. RP
RIC VI Rome 356



plus my photos of the two earlier