Qcumbor Posted July 1, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted July 1, 2022 On 6/29/2022 at 1:43 AM, Steve said: Man, that coin always makes me happy Hope no coin never makes you sad !! 😍 Q 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jims,Coins Posted July 10, 2022 · Member Share Posted July 10, 2022 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. RICXI #15a pg.147. DVM #46. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jims,Coins Posted July 10, 2022 · Member Share Posted July 10, 2022 Bronze coin (AE 3) minted at Siscia during the reign of VALENS between 367 - 375 A.D. Obv. D.N.VALENS.P.F.AVG. Pearl-diademed, dr. & cuir. r. Rev. SECVRITAS.REIPVBLICAE. Victory advancing left, holding wreath & palm. with r. RCS #4118 pg.347. RICIX #15b. DVM #49. LRBC #1374. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsyas Mike Posted July 10, 2022 · Member Share Posted July 10, 2022 (edited) Here is a Valens that really threw me for a loop - the CONS mint name would be Constantinople, right? Wrong. This came in part of a big lot sent by CTer tenbobbit last fall. This took me a couple of hours to figure. Note the prominent Officina notation on the reverse. Not the best Valens portrait in my collection, but certainly the most interesting to attribute: Valens Æ 16 (364-367 A.D.) Arles Mint (as Constantina) D N VAL[EN-S PF AVG], pearl-diademed, draped & cuir. bust r. / SECVRI[TAS-REIP]VBLICAE Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm, OF left, III right, CONST in exergue. RIC IX Arelate 9b: Subtype iic (2.18 grams / 16 mm) @tenbobbit Oct. 2021 Mint Name Notes: "In 328 Arelatum was renamed Constantia in honor of Constantine II. After Constantine II was killed in 340, the name reverted to Arelate, only to be changed again in 354 to Constantia by Constantius II. It retained that name, although the mintmark 'AR' appeared on some of its coins even in the fifth century...." (FORVM) Edited July 13, 2022 by Marsyas Mike @Valentinian pointed out I misspelt "Constantina" and I wanted to correct it. Thanks Warren! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentinian Posted July 12, 2022 · Member Share Posted July 12, 2022 I have a large web site on late Roman AE of Valentinian and later:http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ricix/ It has many subpages (over 100) and could be explored for a long time, but the main page has most of what you would want to know: what the types look like, their dates, who issued them, etc. Among many other links, there is one to types sets of all the emperors. For example, do you want to know which AE types Valentinian issued? Look here:http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ricix/ValentinianI.html Here is a very rare type for Valens: AE3. FELICITAS ROMANORVM. Victory advancing left with wreath and palm. [The design of the very common SECVRITAS REPVBLICAE (type 6) but the legend FELICITAS ROMANORVM.] Obverse bust can be right or left. Struck only at Aquileia.Valens. FELICITAS ROMANORVM AE3. 17 mm. 2.24 grams. RIC Aquileia 16b, "R5". This type is very rare. This type was also struck for Gratian and Valentinian II. RIC has it R5 for both. It is very rare for Gratian. I love late Roman AE. They are often both in nice shape and inexpensive. The history is interesting. Take a look at the main page:http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ricix/ for much more about them. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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