Benefactor Ancient Coin Hunter Posted May 2, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted May 2, 2023 (edited) Jovianus, the Captain of the Imperial guard in the Emperor's presence under Julian the Apostate, was acclaimed ruler by the soldiers after Julian died in his tent from wounds suffered in battle on campaign in Mesopotamia. Jovian negotiated an unfavorable peace to free the Romans from their precarious situation, but died on his way back to Constantinople, it is said, from freshly plastered walls interacting with the fumes from a charcoal brazier he was using to heat his room in Tarsus, or carbon monoxide poisoning. Jovian, A.D. 363-364 AE 19, 3.6 grams, 6h, Sirmium mint Obverse: DN IOVIANVS P F AVG Pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right Reverse: VOT V MVLT X in four lines within wreath //BSIRM in exergue Reference: RIC VIII 118, p.394 Second photo a bit blurry (sorry) need to re-photograph. Edited May 2, 2023 by Ancient Coin Hunter 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc9 Posted May 2, 2023 · Member Share Posted May 2, 2023 (edited) My two favorite portraits from Iovianus and a rare obvers text on the thirt coin. DN IOVIAN - VS PF AVG : draped, cuirassed and pear-diademed bust left VOT / V // HERACA : legend within wreath AE3, Heraclea, 363-364 AD, RIC VIII 108 p. 439 DN IOVIA - NUS PF AVG : draped, cuirassed and pearl – diademed bust right VOT/V/MV•LT/X//ROMA•P : legend within wreath AE3, Rome, A.D.363 – 364, RIC VIII 334 p.281 DN IOVIAN – US PF AVT : draped, cuirassed and pearl – diademed bust left VOT/V/MVLT/X //HERACB : legend within wreath AE, Heraclea, 363 – 364, RIC VIII 110 p.439 : NOT in RIC with AVT I don't know if the T has a meaning? Maybe it's not a T,but a cross? Created right after his death? Only a thought! Edited May 2, 2023 by mc9 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted May 2, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted May 2, 2023 Jovian Solidus, 363-364Constantinople. Gold, 21mm, 4.51g. Rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right; D N IOVIA-NVS P F PERP AVG. Roma, holding spear, seated facing and supporting shield inscribed VOT V MVLT X in four lines with Constantinopolis, holding sceptre and seated to left with foot on prow; SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE; CONSP in exergue (RIC VIII, 170). From the West Norfolk Hoard 2020 (also known as Grimston), Portable Antiquities Scheme: NMS-669388. 11 1 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted May 2, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted May 2, 2023 My only coin of Jovian: Jovian, AR Reduced Siliqua, Nicomedia Mint (now Izmit, Turkey), AD 363-364. Obv. Pearl-diademed, draped, & cuirassed bust right, D N IOVIAN-VS P F AVG / Rev. VOT/V/MVLT/X in four lines within laurel wreath; in exergue: SMN [Nicomedia]. 18 mm., 2.11 g., 7 h. RIC VIII 127 (p. 485), RSC V Jovian 33Ae (ill. p. 147), Sear RCV V 19209 (ill. p. 287). Purchased from Leu Numismatik AG, Winterthur, Switzerland, Web Auction 21, 19 Jul 2022, Lot 5522, ex Collection of Dipl.-Ing. [ = Engineering Master’s Degree] Adrian Lang, b. Germany 1956. [Footnotes omitted.] 11 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qcumbor Posted May 2, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted May 2, 2023 My best Jovian is, again, an AE1 from Antioch Jovianus, AE 1 - Antioch mint, 3rd officina D N IOVIAN VS P F AVG, Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Jovianus right VICTORIA ROMANORVM, Jovianus standing, holding victory on a globe and labarum, ANT gamma at exergue 8.46 gr Ref : RIC # 228, Cohen #22, RC #4085, LRBC #2645 Q 10 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellinore Posted May 2, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted May 2, 2023 2822. Jovian (363-364). AE3, Heraclea. Obv. Pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust left. Rev. VOT V in wreath. Exergue: HERACA. Glossy dark greenish patina. 20.5 mm, 3.02 gr. Sear 19218. RIC VIII Heraclea 108. Frank S. Robinson auction, March 2018 2823. Jovian (363-364). AE3, Heraclea. Obv. Pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust left. Rev. VOT V in wreath. Exergue: HERACB. Glossy dark patina. 19.5 mm, 2.53 gr. RIC VIII Heraclea 108. Biddr Savoca 28th Blue auction nr. 1732, Febr. 2020. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jims,Coins Posted May 2, 2023 · Member Share Posted May 2, 2023 Bronze coin (AE 3) minted at Heraclea during the reign of JOVIAN between 363 - 364 A.D. Obv. D.N..IOVIANVS.P.F.AVG. diad. dr. & cuirassed, bust l. Rev. VOT.V.MVLT.X. in laurel-wreath. RCS #4087. RICVIII #110 pg.439. DVM #12. VF+, centered, well struck, brown, bold and pleasant. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wittwolff Posted May 3, 2023 · Member Share Posted May 3, 2023 One right one left: 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtisimo Posted May 3, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted May 3, 2023 It looks like I missed Julian II. However, I can’t help but post my favorite Julian portrait so I hope you’ll all forgive the catch up post. Roman Empire Julian II (AD 360-363) AE1, Antioch mint, struck ca. AD 361-363 Dia.: 28 mm Wt.: 8.7 g Obv.: D N FL CL IVLI-ANVS P F AVG: Diademed, cuirassed bust right. Rev.: SECVRITAS REI PVB; Bull, head facing, standing right. Two starts above Ref.: RIC VIII 216, pg 532 Ex Frank S. Robinson Collection, Purchased from David Micheals (Palladium) in the 1990s, ex FSR Auction 107 lot 389 (Jan. 2019), ex FSR Jan. 2010 sale. …and here is my favorite beardless Julian. Ex Harptree Hoard. Roman Empire Julian II, AD 360-363 AR Siliqua, Lugdunum mint, struck ca. AD 360-361 Wt.: 2.23 g Dia.: 18 mm Obv.: FL CL IVLIA NVS P P AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right Rev.: VICTORIA DD NN AVG, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond Ref.: LVG. RIC VIII 212; Lyon 259; RSC 58†c, IRBCH 1424 Ex Harptree Hoard (1887) 11 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Severus Alexander Posted May 3, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted May 3, 2023 I like both of my Antioch portraits of Jovian (the first is a double maiorina): 13 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc9 Posted May 4, 2023 · Member Share Posted May 4, 2023 Time for Valentinianus I : Two different mint places, two favorite portraits : D N VALENTINI - ANVS P F AVG : diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right RESTITV - TOR REIP // ASIRM : Valentinian standing facing, head right, holding victoriola and labarum; AE3, Sirmium, AD 364, RIC IX 6a D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG : Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right SECVRITAS - REI PVBLICAE / / SMAQS : Victory advancing left, holding wreath in her right hand and palm in her left. Follis, Aquileia, A.D. 364-375, RIC 12a 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted May 4, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted May 4, 2023 Valentinian I Siliqua, 364-367Rome, 4th officina. Silver, 17mm, 2.01g. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; D N VALENTINI ANVS P F AVG. Roma enthroned left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and inverted spear with left; VRBS ROMA ; R Q in exergue (RIC IX, 11a.3). From the East Harptree (Somerset) Hoard 1887. Ex Lot 2899, Spink Auction 16006. 13 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Ancient Coin Hunter Posted May 4, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted May 4, 2023 Wow, I just realized I have no Valentinian I to post!!! 🫠 Be back on the 6th! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted May 4, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted May 4, 2023 My only Valentinian I is my earliest solidus, and appears to be the only known example of this type from the 3rd Officina in Antioch. It's one of my favorite gold coins. The 1966 provenance (which I discovered after I bought it) is a nice bonus. I'll be keeping this one for a while. Valentinian I, AV Solidus, 365 AD [Sear, Depeyrot] (reigned 364-375 AD), Antioch Mint, 3rd Officina. Obv. Rosette-diademed (with square & round rosettes separated by ovoid pearls), draped, & cuirassed bust right, D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG [Dominus Noster Valentinianus Pius Felix Augustus] / Rev. Valentinian, in military attire, standing facing, head right, holding labarum or vexillum ornamented with “T” [uneven/Tau cross?] in right hand* and, in outstretched left hand, Victory standing left on globe, holding up crowning wreath towards emperor, RESTITVTOR – REIPVBLICAE around; in exergue, ANTΓ [Antioch Mint, 3rd Officina**]. RIC IX (1951) Antioch 2b (var. unlisted) ***; Sear RCV V 19267 at p. 294 (rosette-diademed, with no cross in the reverse left field, no stars or dots in the reverse exergue, and known from Officina 3, as well as Officina 10) (citing Depeyrot); Depeyrot II Antioch 23/1 Valentinian I (p. 281) (examples with this mint-mark, without stars or dots, & monogrammed cross in labarum rather than Chi-Ro, known from Officinas 3 & 10) (citing 1966 sale of this coin as the one example from 3rd Officina, with one other from 10th Officina) [Depeyrot, George., Les Monnaies d'Or de Constantin II à Zenon (337-491) (Wetteren 1996)]. 21.2 mm., 4.44 g. Purchased from Odysseus Numismatique [Julien Cougnard], Montpellier, France, Feb. 2022, “from an old Parisian collection”; ex Maison Vinchon Auction Sale, Mon. 25 April 1966, Hotel Drouot, Paris, Lot 257 (sold for 780 French francs, = $159.16 in 1966 U.S. dollars). 25 Apr. 1966 Maison Vinchon catalogue: *Technically, the term “labarum” refers only to “a type of Roman cavalry standard, a vexillum with a military ensign marked with the Christogram (Greek monogram of Christ)” (see https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Labarum), although it is also commonly used for a vexillum with an ensign marked with other Christian symbols such as a cross. Thus, if the “T” in the ensign on this coin is not a Christian symbol but is actually a “T” (with an unknown meaning) -- rather than simply an uneven cross without the top portion, known as a “Tau Cross” – then it should properly be referred to as a vexillum, not a labarum. If it is intended as a Christian symbol, note the combination of the Christian labarum in Valentinian’s right hand and the pagan Victory in his left hand. **The two well-known forgeries of Valentinian I solidi from Antioch are from officinae H and I (8 and 10), and don't much resemble this coin in other respects. ***RIC IX Antioch at pp. 269-271 lists 38 different variants of the Valentinian I “RESTITVTOR REIPVBLICAE” solidus for the Antioch mint alone, differing, among other things, in the officina numbers, on whether Valentinian's bust is rosette-diademed like this coin or pearl-diademed, on the presence or absence of a cross in the reverse left field, on the precise form of the device inside the labarum or vexillum, and on the presence or absence of various stars and/or dots in the exergue (and/or above it) in addition to the officina number. This specific variant is unlisted in RIC. Cf. RIC IX Antioch variant xi at p. 269 (variant has “T” in labarum/vexillum, but has pearl-diademed bust and is from Officina A); see also rosette-diademed example from Officina H [8] sold by cgb.fr in 2019, at https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5728298 (image at https://www.acsearch.info/image.html?id=5728298) (appears to have “T” in labarum/vexillum on reverse). 8 1 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted May 4, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted May 4, 2023 (edited) 1 only for me Obverse: D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG Bust of Valentinian I, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right Reverse: GLORIA RO-MANORVM Emperor advancing right, dragging captive with right hand and holding labarum topped with chi-rho in left F left field/(A on [c on R])right field//BSISCϟ Siscia 367CE-375CE 17,8mm, 2.36gr, AE3. RIC 14ª, subtype xxxiii Edited May 4, 2023 by expat 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O-Towner Posted May 4, 2023 · Member Share Posted May 4, 2023 Here's my Valentinian I AR Miliarense: Rome mint, struck 364 - 367 AD (23.2mm, 4.3gms) Obv: D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG; Diademed and cuirassed bust right Rev: VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM; Victory standing right, left foot on globe, inscribing shield on cippus wtih VOT / V / MVLT / X in four lines; R P in exergue Ref: RIC IX - 8a Kinda looks like an "eyes to Heaven" gaze on him ... or maybe just a "sheesh" 12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qcumbor Posted May 4, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted May 4, 2023 No miliarense here, but again an AE1 (double maiorina), rather awfully photographied ! Valentinian I, AE1 - Nicomedia mint, 1st officina D N VALENTINI ANVS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right RESTITVTOR REIPUBLICAE, Valentinian standing left, head right, holding standard and vicotry on globe. SMKA at exergue 9.66 gr Ref : Cohen # 30, RIC #7a (R2), LRBC #2321 Q 13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jims,Coins Posted May 4, 2023 · Member Share Posted May 4, 2023 (edited) Bronze coin (AE 3) minted at Siscia during the reign of VALENTINIAN I between 367 - 370 A.D. Obv. D.N.VALENTINI-ANVS.P.F.AVG. Pearl-diademed, dr. & cuir. r. Rev. SECVRITAS.REIPVBLICAE. Victory advancing left, holding wreath & palm. with r. RCS #4103 pg.346. RICIX #15a pg.147. DVM #46. Bronze coin (AE 3) minted at Siscia during the reign of VALENTINIAN I between 367 - 375 A.D. Obv. D.N.VALENTINI-ANVS.P.F.AVG. Pearl-diademed, dr. & cuir. r. Rev. GLORIA.ROMANORVM. VALENTINIAN advancing r., with r. hand dragging captive & holding labarum in l. RCS #4102. RICIX #14a pg.147. DVM #42. Full legends Edited May 5, 2023 by Jims,Coins 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mc9 Posted May 5, 2023 · Member Share Posted May 5, 2023 (edited) This is a AE4 from Valentinianus, i love this little coins : D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG : pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right VOT X MVLT XX // ANΓ : in four lines within wreath AE4, Antioch, AD 383-388, RIC 65a Edited May 5, 2023 by mc9 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Severus Alexander Posted May 5, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted May 5, 2023 48 minutes ago, mc9 said: This is a AE4 from Valentinianus, i love this little coins : D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG : pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right VOT X MVLT XX // ANΓ : in four lines within wreath AE4, Antioch, AD 383-388, RIC 65a I think that’s Valentinian II… 🙃 Cute coin, though! 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Severus Alexander Posted May 5, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted May 5, 2023 (edited) My favourite Valentinian portrait, because of the sheer “vastness” of the head… “I am a monument.” Edited May 5, 2023 by Severus Alexander 9 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mc9 Posted May 6, 2023 · Member Share Posted May 6, 2023 (edited) @Severus Alexander : OOOOeeepps :You're right! A weak moment! Sorry. Edited May 6, 2023 by mc9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrbguy Posted May 6, 2023 · Member Share Posted May 6, 2023 Please forgive the clumsy first post. I hope I'm not too late with Valentinus I. Just discovered the list and this seemed like a good place to start. Late to the party and can only hope for another round. AE3 19mm, 2.04g 364-367 O: DN VALENTINI ANVS P F AVG Sirmium R: RESTITV - TOR REIP exergue: ASIRM Goddess stands facing r.; holds ensign/labarum in R (to L) and Victory on orb in L (facing to L) AE3 2.04g R: SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE Arelate/Constantia Securitas as Victory winged holding wreath adv. to L fields L&R: OF III; exergue: CONST The mark for officina 3 appears in the left and right fields AE3 1.67g O: DN VALENTINI ANVS P F AVG Rome R: SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE; exergue: R.QVARTA Securitas as Victory winged holding wreath adv. to L The mark for officina 4 appears in the exergue spelled out as QUARTA 12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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