Late Roman Bronze Coins

Congratulations, Victor. Nice coin. However, price in my opinion went far to high. I already changed the picture, now I will add the owner.

https://www.notinric.lechstepniewski.info/7nic153-157.html

my latest campgate is a hybrid of Constantine I with a Caesar reverse.




Constantine I
A.D. 328- 329
18mm   3.0g
CONSTAN-TINVS AVG; pearl diademed head right.
PROVIDEN-TIAE CAES•; campgate, two turrets, no doors, star above.
In ex. SMNS
RIC VII Nicomedia 153/157-8 (for obv./rev.)

I just won these four lots of LRB's from the London mint. They are ex- Dr Malcolm Lyne; who passed away in 2023. If you are not familiar with him, here is an obituary--




https://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/magazine/121/05-obituary-dr-malcolm-lyne-fsa-1943-2023




and here are some of the coins which he acquired over years of collecting. I am looking forward to sorting through these and though most of these I will list on Vcoins; I am sure that a few will become part of my London collection.










https://constantinethegreatcoins.com/London/

 

Constantine I
A.D. 310-12
23mm    4.2g
CONSTANTINVS P AVG; laureate helmet and cuirassed bust left with spear over right shoulder and shield decorated with three soldiers on left arm.
CONCORD MILIT; Concordia standing left, holding standard in each hand; ✶ in right field
In ex. PLN
RIC VI London 203; LMCC 7.04.024; RML 404


https://constantinethegreatcoins.com/London/

from known peddler of fakes-- sb-coins

here's a decent GENIO coin I just added to my London trays.




Constantine I
A.D. 307- 310
25x26mm     6.7g
IMP CONSTANTINVS P AVG; laureate and cuirassed bust right.
GENIO POP ROM; Genius standing left, tower on head, loins draped, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae.
In ex. PLN
RIC VI London 104 corr.; LMCC 5.04.004


https://constantinethegreatcoins.com/London/

I made a topic for this eBay seller because he is a special blend of stupid and crooked.  https://www.ebay.com/usr/magnaw0

I noticed this obvious modern reproduction on eBay






and despite all my previous failures with this...I messaged him and told him his coin was a modern reproduction.

He responded-- "This is not modern reproduction, this is Authentic."

The auction ended and I thought he must have seen the light...but then he relisted it for $38,000 with a caveat-- "As Is Where Is. Buyers do Your Due Diligence."

10% is going to charity; so he is not a complete scumbag 

Nearly FDC (flan a little bit poor)

I have been thinking about getting a Valeria from all the mints that struck coins for her.





Galeria Valeria
A.D. 308-310
Ӕ follis   25mm   5.7g
GAL VALERIA AVG; Diademed and mantled bust right.
VENERI VICTRICI; Venus holding up apple and raising drapery over left shoulder, ✶ in left field, Δ in right.
In ex. •SM•TS•
RIC VI Thessalonica 36

I just got this example; which I thought was interesting because Diocletian (on the left) has curly hair and what looks like a beard, versus the normal laureate bust. The pateras are also overlapping.



Diocletian
A.D. 289- 290
Ӕ Antoninianus  23mm    3.9gm
IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG; radiate and cuirassed bust right.
CONSERVATOR AVGG; Diocletian stg. r., and Jupiter stg. l., sacrificing at altar, each holding sceptre.
In ex. XXIΓ•BI•
RIC V Siscia 263


here is a comparison with the normal type




https://constantinethegreatcoins.com/CONSERVATOR/