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Three Hadrianus Quadrans coins with different standards :

HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P : laureate head right

COS III, three standards; SC in exergue.

Quadrans, AD 117-138. Rome, RIC II 977

D N MAGNENTIVS P F AVG : bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust to right; A behind

GLORIA ROMANORVM // TRP : emperor galloping to right, holding shield and spearing barbarian kneeling to right, shield and broken spear below horse; in exergue..

Centenionalis, Treveri, AD 350-353, RIC VIII 26

IM CAE MAGN-ENTIVS AVG : bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; A behind

FEL TEMP REPARATIO A//TRP : emperor standing left on galley, holding Victory and labarum inscribed with Christogram; tat stern sits Victory, steering the ship

Centenionalis, Trier, A.D. 350, RIC VIII 260

D N DECENTIVS NOB CAES : bareheaded and cuirassed bust right

VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE // RSLG: Two Victories standing facing each other, holding between them shield inscribed VOT | V | MVLT | X in four lines;  around, SV between, in exergue.

Centenionalis, Lugdunum, AD 351-352, RIC VIII 127

An nice Easter egg :

HERACLIUS

δ N ҺЄRACLIЧS P P AVG : Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: VICTORIA AVςЧ : Cross potent set upon globus

gold Semissis, Constantinople, A.D. 610-641 Sear 784

Alexandria mintmark :

DIOCLETI - ANUS AVG : head laur. r.

VIRTUS MILITVM /Γ/ALE : tree turreted campgate, open ; no doors, 6 layers

Denarius, Alexandria, A.D.295 – 296, RIC VI 10a p.662

Vetranio: The first one was candidate figurant for the series "The walking dead ":

D N VETRA - NIO P F AVG : laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right

GLORIA – RO - MANORVM //ЄSIS : emperor standing facing in military attire, head left, holding standard with Chi-Rho on banner, and spear; in exergue.

Nummus, Siscia, AD 350, RIC VIII 294

D N VETRA - IO P F AVG : laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, A behind and star before

CONCORDIA - MILITVM  A//•ΓSIS* : emperor facing, head left, wearing diadem and in military dress, holding standards in each hand with Chi-Rho on the banners; star above him,

Centenionalis, Siscia, AD 350, RIC VIII 290

Constantius Gallus :

DN CONSTANTIVS IVN NOB C : bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Constantius Gallus right

FEL TEMP REPARATIO // ΔSIS : soldier thrusting left, spearing fallen horseman who reaches up

reduced majorina, A.D. 351-354, Siscia, RIC 351

D N CONSTANTIVS IVN NOB C : Bare head, draped and cuirassed bust right
FEL TEMP RE – PARATIO // BSIRM•  : Soldier spearing fallen enemy horseman
Centenionalis, A.D. 353-54, Sirmium, RIC 53

Time for the Constantius II portraits :

As Caesar :FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C : bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust left

PROVIDEN-TIAE CAES•  //SMNΔ : camp-gate with no doors and two turrets, star above, 8 rows

Follis, Nicomedia,A.D. 328 - 329, RIC VII 158 : note about bare head

as Augustus :D N CONSTAN - TIVS P F AVG : pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right

FEL TEMP RE - PARATIO  Γ//ANΔ : soldier spearing fallen horseman

Maiorina. Antioch, AD 350-355, RIC VIII 135

DN CONSTAN - TIUS PF AVG : Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; A behind

HOC SIG - NO VICTOR ERIS  A//•ASIS* : emperor standing left, holding labarum and spear; to right, Victory standing left, crowning him with wreath

Centenionalis, Siscia, AD 350, RIC VIII 282

D N CONSTAN - TIVS P F AVG : A Pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Constantius to right, A behind bust, ✱ before

CONCORDIA MILITVM / A /•ΓSIS• :  Constantius standing facing, head turned to left, holding labarum with Christogram in each hand; above his head, star

Centenionalis, Siscia, A.D. 350, RIC 284

Constans, twice as Caesar and twice as Augustus :

FL I CONSTANS NOB CAES : laureate and cuirassed bust left

GLOR - IA EXERC - ITVS // SMH Є ✱ : two soldiers holding spear and shield, guarding two standards

Folles, A.D.333 – 336, Heraclea, RIC VII 141p.560

FL CONSTANTIS BEA C : laureate and cuirassed bust right

GLOR - IA EXERC - ITVS //ASIS✱ : two soldiers holding spear and shield, guarding standard

Nummus,Siscia, AD 337, RIC 264

CONSTAN - S P F AVG : pearl-diademed and draped bust right

VICTORIAE DD AVGGQ NN /•D/ TRP : two Victories standing, facing one another, each holding wreath and palm; •D in centre

Nummus. Trier, AD 348-350, RIC 193

D N CONSTA - NS P F AVG : Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right; holding globe

FEL TEMP RE - PARATIO/ TS Γ * : Soldier standing left, spearing fallen horseman

Maiorina. Thessalonica., A.D.348-350, RIC 116

My Constantinus II portraits :

FL CL CONSTANTINVS IVN NC : bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from behind

CLARITAS REI PVBLICAE  T/F// BTR  : Sol standing left, raising right hand, holding globe in left, chlamys across left shoulder. T-F across fields

Folles, Trier, A.D. 317, RIC 155

The following 2 coins have the same mintmark, and the same obverse text style, but different portraits.

CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C : laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, seen from front

PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS / SMNΓ: campgate with two turrets, star above, no doors, six rows

Nummus, Nicomedia, AD 324-325, RIC VII 93

ONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C : laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, seen from front

PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS / SMNΓ: campgate with two turrets, star above, no doors, five rows

Nummus, Nicomedia, AD 324-325, RIC VII 93

CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C : laureate draped and cuirassed bust left

PROVIDENTIAE CAESS / SMKA : camp gate with six rows, no doors and two turrets; star above

Nummus. Cyzicus, AD 324-325,

CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C : laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, with shouldershield on left shoulder

PROVIDENTIAE CAESS  •// SMKΓ : camp gate with two turrets; star above, in left field, 9 rows

Nummus. Cyzicus, AD 325-326, RIC 52

CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C : Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left

PROVIDENTIAE CAESS  • / SMANTI : Camp gate with two turrets; above, star

Follis. Antioch, A.D.326 – 327, RIC 73

A beautiful Aurelianus with a strange flan :

IMP AVRELIANVS AVG : radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right

IOVI CONSERVATORI /✱P : emperor standing right, holding short sceptre, receiving globe from Jupiter, standing left, holding sceptre

Antoninianus, AD 270-275, Siscia, RIC 227

Keep in mind that the process leaves a blue mark on your coin, difficult to remove.

@Jims,Coins

This is a coin from Antiochia RIC VII 64, not Nicomedia

It is stronger than myself : two more Crispus portraits

FL IVL CRISPVS NOB C : laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left

PROVIDENTIAE CAESS // MNΓ : camp gate with six rows, no doors and two turrets; star above

Follis, Nicomedia, AD 325-326, RIC 122 ( Not in Ric for officina Γ,( this coin in NIR ))

FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES : Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, long neck

PROVIDENTIAE CAESS //• SMKΓ• : Campgate with two turrets; star above, no doors, 6 rows

Follis, Cyzicus, A.D.326 , RIC VII 46

My only Haniballianus and my favorite portrait :

FL HANNIBALLIANO REGI : bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right

SE - CVRITAS PVBLICA // CONSS : Euphrates reclining left, elbow on urn from wich flows water, rudder reed in background

AE4, Constantinople, A.D.336-337, RIC VII 147 p. 589

Not my only Delmatius, but my favorite portrait from him :FL DELMATI - US NOB CAES : Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right

GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS // SCONST : Two soldiers standing facing on either side of labarum bearing Chi-Rho.

Folles, Arles, A.D.336, RIC VII, 398a

My favorite Crispus portraits :

FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES : laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left

PROVIDEN - TIAE CAESS // STR : camp-gate with no doors and two turrets, star above

Follis, Trier mint,A.D. 324 – 325,  RIC VII 452

FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES : laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left

PROVIDEN - TIAE CAESS // SMANTЄ : campgate with two turrets, star above; in exergue

Follis. Antiochia , A.D.325-326, RIC 64

FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES : laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right

PROVIDEN - TIAE CAESS // STR : camp-gate with no doors and two turrets, star above

Follis, Trier,,A.D. 324 – 325,  RIC VII 451

IVL CRIS-PVS NOB C : laureate and cuirassed bust right

PROVIDEN - TIAE CAESS // SMTSΓ : camp-gate with no doors and two turrets, star above

Follis, Thessalonica, A.D.326 – 328, RIC VII 155

No beauty, but RIC say's rare ? :

CRISPVS NOBIL C : laureate and cuirassed bust left, with spear pointing forward, shield on left arm

BEATA TRA - NQUILLITAS P/A// PLON : globe on altar inscribed VOT/IS/XX, 3 stars above

follis, London, A.D. 321, RIC VII 212

My excuses for the double numbers, a slip of the pen :

Here a RIC VII 250 :

CRISPVS NOBIL C : laureate and cuirassed bust left, with spear pointing forward, shield on left arm

BEATA TRA - NQLITAS T/B// PLON : globe on altar inscribed VOT/IS/XX, 3 stars above

follis, London, A.D. 322-323, RIC VII 250

and a RIC VII 278 :

CRISPVS NOBIL C : laureate and cuirassed bust left, spear across right shoulder, shield on left arm

BEATA TRA - NQLITAS //PLON : globe on altar inscribed VOT/IS/XX, 3 stars above

follis, London, A.D. 322-323, RIC VII 278

Here a uncleaned Constantine I :

CONSTANTINVS P AVG : laureate, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear and shield   

CONCORD MILIT // PLN  : Concordia standing to left, holding signum in each hand; star in right field

Nummus. London, circa AD 311-312, RIC VI 203

Now a Crispus caesarum nostrorum :

IVL CRIS - PVS NOB C : laureate head to right

CAESARVM NOSTRORVM // PLON(crescent) : wreath around VOT • X

Nummus. London, AD 323-324, RIC VII 291

My favorite portraits from Helenae, Theodora and Fausta :

FL IVL HE - LENAE AVG : draped and mantled bust to right, wearing necklace

PAX PV - BLICA // •TRS•  : Pax standing facing, head to left, holding branch and transverse sceptre 

Nummus, Treveri, AD 337-340, RIC VIII 63.

FL HELENA - AVGVSTA : diademed and mantled bust to right, wearing necklace

SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE // SMKB• : Securitas standing facing, head to left, lowering branch and raising robe with right hand;

Nummus, Cyzicus, AD 327-328, RIC VII 39

FL MAX THEO - DORAE AVG : bust right wearing plain mantle and necklace, hair elaborately dressed with a plait encircling her head

PIETAS-ROMANA // TRP• : Pietas standing facing, carrying an infant at her breast

Follis, Trier ,337-340, RIC VIII, 79

FLAV MAX - FAVSTA AVG : Draped bust right

SPES REI P - VBLICAE // SMHA : Empress standing front, looking left, head veiled; two children in her arms

Nummus, Heraclea,A.D. 325-326, RIC VII Heraclea 80

Some more aditions :

URBS ROMA : Helmed bust left

she wolf left, suckling twins, above two stars // SMANO

Folles, A.D.335 – 337, Antiochia, RIC VII 113

URBS ROMA :   Helmed bust left                 

she wolf left, suckling twins, above two stars // PLG

Fraction folles, A.D.330 – 331, Lugdunum, RIC VII 242, 13.68 mm, 0.78 gr

CONSTAN - TINOPOLIS :  laureate, helmeted bust of Constantinopolis left, wearing imperial mantle, seen from front, scepter in left hand over shoulder

Victory standing facing on prow, head left, transverse scepter in right hand, left hand on shield //BSIS                               

Nummus, A.D.332 - 333, Siscia,RIC VII 224.

IMP CONSTANTINUS AVG : laureate and cuirassed bust right

VIRTUS MILITUM // TRP : campgate with 4 turrets, no doors

Halves argentus, Trier, A.D.307 – 308, RIC VI 760 ; 13.36*11.50 mm, 0.85 gr

@Ancient Coin Hunter:

Mine was on a coin fair at Bruges Belgium, i bought the coin for the quality and the " goldisch luster ", witch it still have.

My first Gordianus III came 35 years ago. ( in the time the animals could talk )

IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG : bust radiate, draped , cuirassed right

FIDES MILITVM : Fides standing front, head left holding vertical standard in right hand and transverse sceptre in left

Antoninian, A.D. 238 – 239,  Rome

25 years later,

IMP GORDIANUS PIUS FEL AVG :  bust laur. right

SECURIT - AS PVBLICA : Secvritas seated l., holding sceptre and propping head on l. hand

Denarius, A.D.241, Rome

special issue for marriage of Gordianus III and Sabina Tranqvillina

My favorite Constantine portraits :

FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB C : laureate, drapped and cuirassed bust , seen from rear

GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI/N// PLC :Genius standing facing, head left, holding patera and cornucopiae; at feet, small, lighted altar.

Folles, A.D.307, Lugdunum,  RIC VI 215b

CONSTANTINVS PF AVG : laureate head right

IOVI CONSE – RVATORI /Δ// •SM•TS• : Jupiter standing facing, head left, chlamys draped from shoulder, holding globe and scepter, wreath to left

Folles, A.D.312,Thessalonica RIC VI 50b

CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG : Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right

PROVIDENTIAE AVGG / / SMNЄ : Camp gate, with two turrets and open doorway; star above

Folles, A.D.318 – 319,Nicomedia, RIC VII 156

CONSTAN-TINVS AVG : laureate bust right, wearing trabea with eagle-tipped sceptre in right hand

BEATA TRAN-QVILLITAS /VO/TIS/XX// STR• : globe set on altar inscribed VO-TIS -XX; three stars above

Folles, Trier, A.D.322, RIC VII 342

CONSTANTINVS AVG :Helmeted and cuirassed bust right

VIRTVS EXERCIT / S - F / •T S• Γ•: Two captives seated at base of standard inscribed VOT XX in two lines.

Follis, Thessalonica, A.D.320, RIC VII 75

IMP CONSTAN-TINVS MAX AVG : laureate, helmeted and cuirassed bust to right

VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP/ VOT/PR// ST : two Victories standing facing each other, together holding shield inscribed VOT PR in two lines on altar

Folles, A.D.318 - 319, Ticinum, RIC VII 82

Here two pictures from the bigest part of my collection :

A day filler. Every week again.🤪