londinium London Mint Coins - Let's Complete the Set

[John Conduitt]

Well, I didn't buy the very expensive Helena from London, even though it sold again at Roma for GBP1,300 a year and one day after they sold it for GBP2,200. Presumably, the Romanophile in whose collection it lost £900 of value was caught up in the recent troubles at Roma.

Instead, I went for one of the typically rough (and much cheaper) examples that appear surprisingly rarely. It means I now have all the emperors and empresses from the London mint (although not all the Augustus and Caesar versions, so there's still work to do).

Helena Follis, 324-325

Londinium. Bronze, 19mm, 2.83g. Bust of Helena, wearing necklace and mantle, right; FL HELENA - AVGVSTA. Securitas, draped, standing left, raising pallium with right hand and lowering branch with left hand; SECVRITAS - REIPVBLICE; PLON in exegue (RIC VII, 299).

[seth77]

Paid 50 pounds for this in 2014, back then that was about 80$.

 

[John Conduitt]

2 hours ago, seth77 said:

Paid 50 pounds for this in 2014, back then that was about 80$.

 

Nice coin. RIC 228 I think.

[John Conduitt]

Here are a couple of Galerius we haven't had.

Galerius (as Caesar) Follis, 300-303

Londinium. Bronze, 32mm, 9.23g. Laureate cuirassed bust (small head, long neck) right; MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES. Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys draped over shoulder, holding patera and cornucopiae; GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI (RIC VI, 15). From the Langtoft A (Yorkshire) Hoard 2000, buried 305.

Galerius (as Caesar) Follis, 303

London. Bronze, 30mm, 10.18g. Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust facing right; MAXIMIANVS NOBIL C. Genius with patera and cornucopia standing to the left; GENIO POPVLI ROMANI (RIC VI, 34). Found Eifel, Germany, 1931.

[mc9]

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

Edited April 21, 2023 by mc9

[mc9]

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

[O-Towner]

Constantine I Ae Follis, Londinium mint, struck 321/3 AD (19.4mm, 3.8gms)

Obv: CONSTANTINVS AVG; Helmeted and cuirassed bust left

Rev: BEAT TRANQLITAS; Globe set upon altar inscribed VOT/IS/XX with three stars above, PLON in exergue

Ref: RIC VII 269

[John Conduitt]

4 hours ago, mc9 said:

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

 

32 minutes ago, O-Towner said:

Constantine I Ae Follis, Londinium mint, struck 321/3 AD (19.4mm, 3.8gms)

Obv: CONSTANTINVS AVG; Helmeted and cuirassed bust left

 

Rev: BEAT TRANQLITAS; Globe set upon altar inscribed VOT/IS/XX with three stars above, PLON in exergue

 

Ref: RIC VII 269

Great to see some reverses we haven't had yet. Constantine I and Crispus represent nearly half the types struck at London.

Here's a similar Crispus.

Crispus Follis, 322-323

Londinium. Bronze, 21mm, 3.44g. Helmeted cuirassed bust left; CRISPVS - NOBIL C. Globe on altar inscribed VOT / IS / XX; BEAT TRA-NQLITAS; mintmark PLON in exergue (RIC VII, 275).

[O-Towner]

@John ConduittA beautiful example of a Crispus "Globe on Altar".

Here's my similar type with a laureate Crispus holding a spear and shield (RIC 279):

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 22, 2023 by O-Towner

[mc9]

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

 

[mc9]

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

 

 

[John Conduitt]

13 hours ago, O-Towner said:

@John ConduittA beautiful example of a Crispus "Globe on Altar".

Here's my similar type with a laureate Crispus holding a spear and shield (RIC 279):

Nice coin. The shield and spear types are great.
 

6 hours ago, mc9 said:

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

 

 

There are a lot of variations based on the lettering, spear and shield. I can't see many with this combination on ACSearch.

[JTerry3]

Can contribute a few from my collection not listed so far. Don't think I have any new major sub-types though. All these are stored in flips so not sure how good any photos taken would show up. 

Oh and just want to say I'm very much looking forward to the new edition of Cloke & Toone's London Mint book coming out next year!

Constantius II RIC VII: #253 - VOT / IS / XX

Constantine II RIC VII: #190 – VIRTUS EXERCIT

Constantine RIC Unlisted Obv, Rev RIC VI: #260-1 / LMCC #7.10.016 – MARTI CONSERVATORI

Constantine RIC VII: #27 – SOLI INVICTO COMITI

Constantine RIC VII: #157 – VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP

Constantine RIC VII: #195 – CONCORD MILIT

Constantine RIC VII: #267 – BEATA TRANQUILLITAS

Constantine RIC VII: #289 – SARMATIA DEVICTA

Maximinus II RIC VI: #209a/b – GENIO POP ROM

Allectus RIC V: #33 – PAX

Licinius RIC VII: #96 – SOLI INVICTO COMITI

[John Conduitt]

1 minute ago, JTerry3 said:

Can contribute a few from my collection not listed so far. Don't think I have any new major sub-types though. All these are stored in flips so not sure how good any photos taken would show up. 

Oh and just want to say I'm very much looking forward to the new edition of Cloke & Toone's London Mint book coming out next year!

Constantius II RIC VII: #253 - VOT / IS / XX

Constantine II RIC VII: #190 – VIRTUS EXERCIT

Constantine RIC Unlisted Obv, Rev RIC VI: #260-1 / LMCC #7.10.016 – MARTI CONSERVATORI

Constantine RIC VII: #27 – SOLI INVICTO COMITI

Constantine RIC VII: #157 – VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP

Constantine RIC VII: #195 – CONCORD MILIT

Constantine RIC VII: #267 – BEATA TRANQUILLITAS

Constantine RIC VII: #289 – SARMATIA DEVICTA

Maximinus II RIC VI: #209a/b – GENIO POP ROM

Allectus RIC V: #33 – PAX

Licinius RIC VII: #96 – SOLI INVICTO COMITI

Welcome to the forum.

Yes, please post them if you would like. I've got a few more I should post. We're a long way from the Cloke and Toone level of detail but varieties are interesting to see if you have them.