thejewk Posted October 28, 2023 · Member Share Posted October 28, 2023 RIC VI Rome 73a CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI R/S/(theta) C. 297-98, 10.62g, 26.5mm Apart from the slightly rough surfaces, this is in my opinion an excellent example of a relatively scarce type with an overall nice style, and it was a perfect bargain priced snack to take a spot in my First Tetrarchy 'one per mint' sub collection. Show us your Constantius coins! 17 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted October 28, 2023 · Member Share Posted October 28, 2023 My only Constantius Chlorus coin: 26,2 mm, 11,13 g. Constantius I, as Caesar under Maximianus 293-305. Æ nummus. Treveri. 298-299. FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate bust left / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius, towered and nude to waist, standing facing, head turned left, holding cornucopiae with his left hand, patera in his right hand; B (A?) - gamma across fields, TR in exergue. RIC VI Treveri 196. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotwheelsearl Posted October 28, 2023 · Member Share Posted October 28, 2023 That is a very neat left facing bust! Can't say I've seen one before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted October 28, 2023 · Member Share Posted October 28, 2023 (edited) @hotwheelsearl - This was in my first lot of ancient coins. I had a "photo session" of about 200 pictures, recently, as I wanted to take pics of all my coins. I was bored and tired so the photo quality was not sensational. Here was the pic I took when getting the coin. I still don't know what is the letter in the left obverse field. Even in hand it's difficult to see if it's B or A. I would say B. This mans the coin is not in RIC. Ah, apparently there was an update on the notinric webpage listing a similar type to mine (the owner of the webpage knew about my coin) https://www.notinric.lechstepniewski.info/6tre196_b.html Edited October 28, 2023 by ambr0zie 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Kowsky Posted October 28, 2023 · Member Share Posted October 28, 2023 I have many nummi of Constantius I, but will only post a few that haven't been posted often 😉. Constantius I as Caesar, AD 293-305 (struck AD 296/7). Rome Mint, officina #3. Billon Nummus: 10.57 gm, 27 mm, 12 h. RIC VI Rome 66a. Ex AMCC 2, lot 230, Nov. 9, 2019. Constantius I as Caesar, AD 293-305 (struck c. AD 295/6). Cyzicus Mint, officina #2. Billon Nummus: 8.91 gm, 28 mm, 6 h. RIC VI 11a. Ex Pete B. Collection & photo. Constantius I, AD 305/6. Lugdunum Mint (Lyon, France), officina #1. Billon Nummus: 10.58 gm, 28 mm, 12 h. RIC VI 187a. Ex Freeman & Sear 14, lot 492, June 21, 2007. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted October 28, 2023 · Patron Share Posted October 28, 2023 Tasty snack, @thejewk! Coingratulations! I have a few GENIO POPVLI ROMANI ones. Constantius I, Caesar, 293-305. Roman billon follis, 9.95 g, 26.6 mm, 11 h. Trier, AD 296-97. Obv: CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, laureate head right. Rev: GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI, Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera and cornucopiae; A/Γ//TR. Refs: RIC vi, p. 183, 218a; Cohen 61; RCV 14035. Constantius I, Caesar, 293-305. Roman billon follis, 9.83 g, 26.3 mm, 5 h. Antioch, AD 300-301. Obv: FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, laureate head right. Rev: GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI, Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera from which liquid flows, and cornucopiae; K/B-V//ANT. Refs: RIC vi, p. 620, 55a; Cohen 89; RCV 14069. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPK Posted October 29, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted October 29, 2023 That's a pretty nice snack! 👍 This Constantius was also a "snack" coin - won on a bid of 8 EUR: 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heliodromus Posted October 29, 2023 · Member Share Posted October 29, 2023 On 10/28/2023 at 9:01 AM, thejewk said: GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI R/S/(theta) It's interesting how Rome was OK with the Theta mintmark, while Antioch avoided it in favor of Delta+Epsilon (4+5=9) due to the thanatos (death) association. Borghese gladiator mosaic Here's a later post-reform radiate of Constantius with the FK= Felix Karthago mintmark (although it always reads different in my mind). 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerosmyfavorite68 Posted October 29, 2023 · Member Share Posted October 29, 2023 Nice snack. It's always nice to draw nearer to the completion of a set. My nummi are pretty randomly selected. I have very few catalogued coins of Constantius I, the irony being that these two were also snacks; a throw-in with a larger order. YEAR 293-305 MINT NAME London COMPOSITION Bronze DIAMETER 27.9 MAIN CHARACTER Constance Chlore WEIGHT (G) 9.08 MINT NAME Lyon DENOMINATION Follis DIAMETER 27 RIC 164a PRODUCT TYPE Coin YEAR 302-304 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heliodromus Posted October 29, 2023 · Member Share Posted October 29, 2023 Just sayin' 😃 2 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tejas Posted November 3, 2023 · Member Share Posted November 3, 2023 (edited) I was in Konstanz the other day. Konstanz is a picturesque German city on lake Constance in southern Germany. The town was (probably) named after Constantius Chlorus, who had a military fort built there in around AD 300 to control the Rhine crossing at the outflow of the lake. In front of the Konstanz cathedral there is a large archaeological pit in the ground that is covered by a glass window. In the pit you can see the very well constructed foundations of Constantius' fortress. Here are a couple fo folles, from my collection: I find that his folles are very affordable in great conditions. The lower coin was just GBP 35 on Ebay. Edited November 3, 2023 by Tejas 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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