CHAPTER ELEVEN
Licinius I, A.D. 308ñ324
HUSBAND OF CONSTANTIA
FATHER OF LICINIUS II
HALF-BROTHER-IN-LAW OF CONSTANTINE THE GREAT
UNCLE OF DELMATIUS, HANNIBALLIANUS, CONSTANTIUS GALLUS, JULIAN II AND NEPOTIAN
Examples of obverse inscriptions:
Augustus: |
IMP (C) LIC LICINIVS P F AVG |
IMP LICINIVS AVG |
|
IMP LICINIVS PIVS FELIX AVG |
|
LICINIVS AVGVSTVS |
|
LICINIVS P F AVG |
Except where noted, busts are right-facing and laureate, sometimes cuirassed. Elaborate busts are common on his billon Æ3ís.
Licinius I (as Augustus) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3004 |
AV Aureus |
700ñ1000 |
1250ñ1750 |
3000ñ5000 |
3005 |
ó obv Licinivs AVG OB D V Filu SVI, facing, bare-headed, dr., cuir bust rev IOVI CONS LICINI AVG, Jupiter entroned facing, hldg. scepter and Victory on globe, eagle at his feet upon basis inscr. SIC X SIC XX. RIC VII Nic 41, Ant 31ñ2. Note: The OB D V on the obverse abbreviates ob diem quinquennalium, indicating it was struck in 321. This is perhaps the last time Jupiter appears on Roman coins ó in this case, being modeled after Phidiasí famous statue in the Temple of Zeus at Olympia. |
1500ñ2000 |
5000ñ8000 |
10,000ñ15,000 |
3006 |
ó rev Secvritas AVGG, Licinius, hldg. branch, driving quadriga r. RIC VI Sis 195,218a. |
900ñ1200 |
2000ñ3000 |
7000ñ10,000 |
3007 |
AV 1-1/2 Scripulum (Nine-Siliqua) rev Iovi Conservatori AVGG, Jupiter enthroned 1., hldg. thunderbolt, leaning on scepter. RIC VI Tre 794. |
900ñ1200 |
2000ñ3000 |
Licinius I (as Augustus) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3008 |
ó rev Vbiqve Victores, Licinius, in military garb, stg. facing, hd. r., hldg. spear and globe, captives std. at feet. RIC VI Tre 799ñ800. |
1000ñ1500 |
2000ñ3000 |
ó |
3009 |
AV Solidus |
700ñ1000 |
1250ñ1750 |
4000ñ6000 |
3010 |
ó rev Principis Providentissimi, owl upon column inscr. SAPIENTIA in four lines; at base, helmet, spear and shield. RIC VII Arl 2. |
700ñ1000 |
1500ñ2000 |
5000ñ8000 |
3011 |
ó rev Virtvs Avgvsti, lion stg. 1., hd. facing, club above. RIC VII Arl 5. |
700ñ1000 |
1500ñ2000 |
5000ñ8000 |
3012 |
AR Heavy Miliarensis, obv Helm., cuir. bust 1., hldg. shield, spear over shoulder rev VOTA ORBIS ET VRBIS SEN ET P R, flaming cippus, on square basis, inscr. VOTA XX XXX MVL FEL, in field, L. RIC VII Aqu 80. |
1500ñ2000 |
4000ñ6000 |
ó |
3013 |
Billon Argenteus obv Laur., cuir. half-bust r. or 1., hldg. thunderbolt, scepter over shoulder rev IOVI Con Servat ORI AVG, Jupiter, hldg. scepter and thunderbolt, std. on eagle stg. r., wings spread. RIC VI Tre 825, VII Tri 211ñ2. Note: Struck c. 312ñ3, this argenteus contains about 25% silver. Its greatly debased successor is listed as no. 3023. |
30ñ50 |
100ñ150 |
200ñ300 |
3014 |
Billon Nummus (c. 20ñ22mm) |
5ñ15 |
15ñ25 |
30ñ50 |
3015 |
ó obv D D N N Iovii Liciniiinvict AVG ET Caes, confr. laur., dr. half-busts of Licinius I and Licinius II, sometimes eacg hldg. a scepter; both hldg. betw. a trophy of arms or statue of Fortuna or Victory on globe, rev IO M ET (Fort Conser or Vict Conser or Virtvti) D D N N AVG ET CAES, Jupiter stg. 1., leaning on scepter; at 1. a trophy of arms with two std. captives at base. RIC VII Her 50, Nic 38, Cyz 13. Note: Struck to celebrate the formal investitures of Licinius II and Constantine II as Caesars, this and its related issues may have been distributed at the ceremony held at Ser-dica on March 1, 317, or on other occasions in 318. |
150ñ200 |
400ñ600 |
900ñ1200 |
3016 |
ó rev Hercvli Victori, Hercules stg. r., leaning on club dr. with lionís skin. RIC VI Ant 170a. |
15ñ25 |
20ñ40 |
70ñ100 |
3017 |
ó rev Spqr Optimo Principi, legionary eagle betw. two standards, the one at I. surmounted by hand, at r. with wreath. RIC VI Ost 95b,7b. |
15ñ25 |
20ñ40 |
70ñ100 |
3018 |
Billon Half-Nummus (c. 16ñ18mm), c. 313. rev Fvndat Pacis, Mars adv. r., hldg. trophy and dragging captive. RIC VII Rom 13. Note: This and the following issue weigh c. 1.3ñ1.8g. |
15ñ25 |
50ñ75 |
150ñ200 |
Licinius I (as Augustus) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3019 |
ó rev Gloria Perpet, two Victories adv. r., both hldg. wreath and palm branch, standard betw. RIC VII Rom 15. |
15ñ25 |
50ñ75 |
150ñ200 |
3020 |
Billon Quarteiv-Nummus (c. 13mm), c. 313. obv Bare hd. 1. rev Sapientia Principis, owl upon altar with spear across front; at base, shield and helmet. RIC VII Rom 17. Note: These weigh c. 0.85ñ1.1g. |
15ñ25 |
50ñ75 |
150ñ200 |
3021 |
Billon Æ3 (nummus) (c. 17ñ22mm). Illustrated p. 523. |
ó |
5ñ15 |
30ñ50 |
3022 |
ó rev Saecvli Felicitas, shield inscr. AVG upon garlanded cippus. RIC VII Rom 160. |
15ñ25 |
50ñ75 |
150ñ200 |
3023 |
ó rev sim. to 3013. RIC VII Tn 212, Arl 196ñ7. Note: Struck c. 318ñ319 by Constantine the Great as a companion to his own ëtwo-Victoriesí issue, its silver content is very low, more like other Billon Æ3ís of the era. |
15ñ25 |
50ñ75 |
150ñ200 |
3024 |
ó rev Virt Exerc, Sol stg. facing at ctr. of large X-shaped ëcamp plan.í RIC VII Thes 68. Note: The meaning of this reverse type, struck only at Thessal-onica c. 319, is much-debated. |
80ñ120 |
250ñ350 |
400ñ600 |
Note: For a Festival of Isis issue, see no. 3423. |
Constantia
Augusta, A.D. 313ñ324
Nobilissima Femina, A.D. 324-c. 330
WIFE OF LICINIUS I
MOTHER(?) OF LICINIUS II
DAUGHTER OF CONSTANTIUS I AND THEODORA
HALF-SISTER OF CONSTANTINE THE GREAT
AUNT OF DELMATIUS, HANNIBALLIANUS, CONSTANTIUS GALLUS, JULIAN II AND NEPOTIAN
Constantia (as Nobilissima Femina) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3025 |
Billon Æ3 (nummus) (c. 20mm), under Constantine the Great, 326ñ7. obv Constantia N F, dr. bust r., hair in plaits decorated with pins rev Soror Constantini AVG around wreath with medallion at top and PIETAS PVBLICA in three lines within, Consb in ex. RIC VII Con 15. |
Licinius II
Caesar, A.D. 317ñ324
SON OF LICINIUS I AND(?) CONSTANTIA
GRANDSON OF CONSTANTIUS I AND THEODORA COUSIN OF DELMATIUS, HANNIBALLIANUS, CONSTANTIUS GALLUS, JULIAN II AND NEPOTIAN
HALF-COUSIN OF CRISPUS, CONSTANTINE II, CONSTANTIUS II, CONSTANS, CONSTANTINA (w. OF HANNIBALLIANUS & CONSTANTIUS GALLUS) AND HELENA THE YOUNGER (w. OF JULIAN II)
Examples of obverse inscriptions:
Caesar: |
D N VAL LICIN LICINIVS NOB C |
LICINIVS IVN NOB C(AES) |
Except where noted, busts are right-facing and laureate, sometimes cuirassed. Elab~ orate busts are common on his billon Æ3ís.
Licinius II (as Caesar) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3026 |
AV Aureus obv Facing, bare-headed, dr., cuir bust rev IOVI CON Servat Ori Caes, Jupiter entroned facing, hldg. scepter and Victory on globe, eagle at his feet upon basis inscr. SIC V SIC X. RIC VII Nic 42, Ant 33. Note: This unusual type is the only gold struck for Licinius II. Illustrated above. |
1500ñ2000 |
5000ñ8000 |
10,000ñ15,000 |
3027 |
Billon Nummus (c. 20ñ22mm) obv D D NN Licinivs ET Constantin VS NOB Caess, confr. laur., dr. half-busts of Licinius II and Constantine II, hldg. statue of Fortuna betw. rev I O M ET FORT Conser D D N N NOB Caess, Jupiter stg. 1., leaning on scepter; at 1. a trophy of arms with two std. captives at base. RIC VII Nic 40. Note: See no. 3015 for the historical context of this issue. |
150ñ200 |
400ñ600 |
900ñ1200 |
3028 |
Billon Æ3 (nummus) (c. 17ñ22mm) |
ó |
5ñ15 |
50ñ75 |
3029 |
ó obv VAL Constantin VS Licinivs N Caes, laur. hd. r. rev IOVI Conservatori, Jupiter stg. 1., leaning on scepter, hldg. Victory on globe. RIC VII Ale 21. Note: The obverse inscription includes Licinius IIís briefly adopted name Constantine. |
15ñ25 |
50ñ75 |
150ñ200 |
3030 |
ó rev Romae Aeternae, Roma std. r., inscr. XV on shield set on knee. RIC VII Rom 154. |
15ñ25 |
30ñ50 |
100ñ150 |
3031 |
ó rev Saecvli Felicitas, shield inscr. AVG upon garlanded cippus. RIC VII Rom 162. |
15ñ25 |
50ñ75 |
150ñ200 |
3032 |
ó rev Virt Exerc, Sol stg. facing at ctr. of large X-shaped ëcamp plan.í RIC VII Thes 70. Note: The meaning of this reverse type, struck only at Thessal-onica c. 319, is much-debated. |
80ñ120 |
250ñ350 |
400ñ600 |
Licinius II (as Caesar) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3033 |
Billon Half-Nummus(?) rev Principia Ivventvtis, Licinius II, in military garb, stg. r., hldg. spear and globe. RIC VII Rom 139. Note: At c. 1.6ñ2.0g. this issue (shared with Constantine II) weighs the same as a half-nummus, but the type and the execution of the dies resemble a quinarius. |
150ñ200 |
400ñ600 |
900ñ1200 |
Valerius Valens, A.D. 316ñ317
Obverse inscription:
Augustus: |
IMP C AVR VAL VALENS P F AVG |
Valerius Valens (as Augustus) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3034 |
Billon Nummus (c. 22mm), under Licinius I. obv Laur. hd. r. rev IOVI Conservatori, Jupiter stg. 1., leaning on scepter and hldg. globe upon which a wreathí bearing Victory stands; at 1. an eagle stg. with wreath in beak, VI (or IIII) in r. field, SKM in ex. RIC VII Cyz 7. Illustrated above. |
3000ñ5000 |
7000ñ10,000 |
15,000ñ20,000 |
3035 |
ó. As prev., but rev AVGG added to inscr. and K XA and wreath in field; ALE in ex. RIC VII Ale 19. Note: These Alexandria-mint nummi are more compact (c. 19mm) than the Cyzicene issues above. |
3000ñ5000 |
7000ñ10,000 |
15,000ñ20,000 |
Martinian, A.D. 324
Obverse inscription:
Augustus: |
D N M MARTINIANO P F AVG |
D N (M) MARTINIANVS P F AVG |
|
IM(sic) CS MAR MARTINIANVS P F AVS(sic) |
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Note: Variants may exist. |
Martinian (as Augustus) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3036 |
Billon Nummus (c. 20ñ22mm), under Licinius I. obv Rad., dr., cuir. bust r. rev Iovi Conservatori, Jupiter stg. 1., leaning on scepter upon which eagle perches and hldg. globe upon which a wreath-bearing Victory stands; at 1. an eagle stg. with wreath in beak, at r. a std. captive, XIIT in r. field, SMNA(etc.) in ex. RIC VII Nic 45ñ7. Illustrated p. 527. |
900ñ1200 |
1750ñ2250 |
4000ñ6000 |
3037 |
ó. As prev., but SMKA in ex. RIC VII Cyz 16. |
900ñ1200 |
1750ñ2250 |
4000ñ6000 |
Note: The Xlir (= 12 1/2) seems to indicate that Licinius halved the tariffed value of these nummi, from 25 to 12 1/2 denarii communes.
CONSTANTINIAN ERA COMMEMORATIVES
The earliest coins and medallions in this ëanonymousí series were presumably struck for distribution at the ceremonies for the consecration of Constantinople, which were presided over by Constantine the Great on May 11, 330. Striking continued through c. 340 with massive issues of nummi (Æ3, Æ3/4 and Æ4) intended for general circulation. Thereafter production decreased, though it continued with a variety of Æ4 types until c. 348, after which only medallic issues were struck.
No anonymous gold coins or medallions are known, though two base metal pieces cataloged below may have been patterns for 1ñ1/2 solidus pieces, Alternatively, they may represent the only known examples of a full-size nummus coinage struck for the consecration ceremonies. In the case of these two larger bronzes, the Roma piece duplicates the types of the common small bronzes, whereas the Constantinople issue has an entirely new design both on its obverse and reverse.
The silver pieces associated with the two cities are especially interesting. There are large silver medallions presumably distributed at the consecration ceremony, and small silver ëmedaletsí which also were donative or distribution pieces. These smaller pieces may be viewed as a Late Roman revival of the slightly heavier qui-narius of earlier days, which performed a similar function. The reverse letters on the ëmedaletsí honor the Empireís two capitals: the K = Constantinople, and both the P (the Greek Rho) or R (the Latin equivalent) = Rome. It would follow that the helmeted busts on the obverses are personifications of the cities indicated. There are occasional pieces with the head of an empress (Helena?) or perhaps an emperor, but they are the exception. Another silver piece, discovered near press time and seemingly unique, appears to honor the Empireís ëthird capitalí of Antioch (see no. 3064A).
Some of these small silver pieces are engraved in fine style (compact, high relief), whereas others are of debased style (low relief, coarse execution). The former probably belong to the period 330 to 346 (and perhaps specifically to 330), whereas the coarse ones are from a later period, seemingly the 5thñ6th centuries. Indeed, it is probable that they were struck for centennial and bicentennial celebrations in Constantinople.
These small silver pieces weigh c. 0.8ñ1.1g., with most being 1.0 gram or slightly more: as such, it is difficult to establish their unit. It is possible that they were one-scripulum pieces, since that unit (1/288th of a Roman pound) weighed c. 1.1g. Alternatively, they may have been fractions of the siliqua (a light half- or heavy third-siliqua) or of the miliarensis (heavy one-fifth). It is also possible that no ëdenominationí was intended, as was the case with some silver medallions.
The coins and some medallions listed below are also cataloged in RIC volume VII, but an overview of the series is given by J. P. C. Kent in ìUrbs Roma and Con-stantinopolis medallions at the mint of Romeî in Scripta Nummaria Romana, Essays Presented to Humphrey Sutherland (London, 1978), pp. 105ñ115, pls. 12ñ13.
Coins dedicated to Rome
The usual types are: obv VRBS ROMA, left-facing, helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust of Roma rev No inscription, She-wolf standing left, suckling Romulus and Remus; usually stars or other symbols above and mint mark in exergue.
Coins dedicated to Rome |
F |
VF |
EF |
3038 |
AR Medallion (c. 27ñ30mm), c. 330. obv No inscr., rosette-diad. hd. r. of Constantine the Great rev D N Constantin VS Max Trivmf AVG, Roma enthroned r., hd. facing, hldg. globe and scepter, shield at side, mint mark in ex. RIC VII-. Note: The weights of these pieces vary from c. 15.0ñ19.0g. |
4000ñ6000 |
10,000ñ15,000 |
ó |
3039 |
AR Oneí Scripulum(?) (c. 11ñ13mm), c. 330ñ346. obv Usual type r., but no inscr. rev Large R Kent pi.2, 29. Note: The P represents Rome. |
200ñ300 |
400ñ600 |
900ñ1200 |
3040 |
ó, (c. 13ñ15mm), c. 5thñ6th Centuries. As prev., but of coarser style, and sometimes R instead of P. Kent pl.2, 30. |
70ñ100 |
200ñ300 |
400ñ600 |
3041 |
Billon or Æ Medallion (c. 30ñ34mm), c. 330ñ354. obv Usual type r. or 1. rev Various types. Kent pl.1, 12ñ5. |
1250ñ1750 |
4000ñ6000 |
10,000ñ15,000 |
3042 |
Billon or Æ Nummus(?) (24mm), c. 330. Usual types, CONS in ex. RIC-. Note: It has been suggested that this seemingly unique piece is a pattern for a yet-undiscovered 1ñ1/2 solidus medallion. |
500ñ800 |
1500ñ2000 |
4000ñ6000 |
3043 |
Billon Æ4, c. 330. obv POP Romanvs, laur., dr. bust 1. of Genius of the Roman People, cornucopia over 1. shoulder rev Milvian Bridge with tower at each end over flowing water. RIC VIII Con 22. Note: It is not certain that the Milvian Bridge is depicted, but the supposition is strong. See the note of its companion piece, no 3056, for more details. |
5ñ15 |
50ñ75 |
150ñ200 |
3044 |
Billon Æ3/4 (nummus) (c. 15ñ18mm), c. 330ñ335. Usual types. |
ó |
5ñ15 |
30ñ50 |
3045 |
Billon Æ4 (nummus) (c. 13ñ16mm), 336ñ337. obv Usual type rev Gloria Exercitvs, two soldiers stg. facing, hldg. spears and shields, standard betw. RIC VII Her 156, etc. Note: With the exception of a few stray pieces, these ëmulesí were struck only at the Propontic mints as a practical necessity to cope with the reduction in the size of the planchets. |
5ñ15 |
20ñ40 |
50ñ75 |
3046 |
ó, 336/7ñ340. Usual types. |
ó |
5ñ15 |
20ñ40 |
3047 |
ó, c. 337ñ340. Usual types, but obv inscr. Vrbs Roma Beata. RIC VIII Rom 17ff. Note: Struck only at Rome, the inscription on this issue is perhaps inspired by contemporary medallions. |
5ñ15 |
30ñ50 |
70ñ100 |
3048 |
ó, c. 347ñ348. obv Usual type rev VOT XX MVLT XXX in four lines in wreath. RIC VIII Her 49ff. Note: Struck only at the Propontic mints. |
5ñ15 |
30ñ50 |
70ñ100 |
Coins dedicated to Rome |
F |
VF |
EF |
3049 |
ó, c. 348. obv Usual type, but inscr. ROMA rev PR, emperor or Roma stg. facing, hd. r., hldg. spear and shield. RIC VIII Rom 104. Note: Struck only at Rome; the PR presumably means Pop Romanus. |
20ñ40 |
80ñ120 |
200ñ300 |
Coins dedicated to Constantinople
The usual types are: obv CONSTANTINOPOLIS, left-facing, draped and cui-rassed bust of Constantinopolis, wearing laureate or diademed helmet, with scepter over shoulder rev No inscription, Victory standing left on prow, holding scepter and shield; usually symbols in field and mint mark in exergue.
Coins dedicated to Constantinople |
F |
VF |
EF |
3050 |
AR Medallion (c. 27ñ30mm), c. 330. obv No inscr., rosette-diad. hd. r. of Constantine the Great rev D N Constantinvs Max Trivmf AVG, tur-reted Constantinopolis enthroned r., hd. facing, hldg. grain ears(?) and cornucopia, and foot on prow, mint mark in ex. RIC VII Con 53. Note: The weights of these pieces vary from c. 15.0ñ19.0g. |
3000ñ5000 |
8,000ñ12,000 |
|
3051 |
AR One-Scripulum(?) (c. 11ñ13mm), c. 330ñ346. obv No inscr., helm., dr., cuir. bust r. or 1. of Constantinopolis rev Large K. cf. Kent pi.2, 28. Note: The K represents Constantinople. |
200ñ300 |
400ñ600 |
900ñ1200 |
3052 |
ó. obv No inscr., pearl-diad., dr. female bust r. rev As prev. RIC-. Note: Though the bust often is described as Constantine I or II, the facial features are female, making Helena the likely candidate. |
200ñ300 |
400ñ600 |
1000ñ1500 |
3053 |
ó, (c. 13ñ15mm), c. 5thñ6th Centuries. As 3051, but of coarser style. Kent pi.2, 28. |
70ñ100 |
200ñ300 |
400ñ600 |
3054 |
Billon or Æ Medallion (c. 30ñ34mm), c. 330ñ354. obv Usual type r. or 1. rev Various types. Kent pi.2, 16ñ21. |
1250ñ1750 |
4000ñ6000 |
10,000ñ15,000 |
3055 |
Billon or Æ Nummus(?) (24mm), c. 330. obv Constantinopoli, turreted, dr. bust 1. of Constantinopolis rev Victory stg. facing, hldg. palm branch, wreath and supporting two shields, CONS in ex. RIC-. Note: This piece, seemingly unique, is a companion issue of no. 3042. |
500ñ800 |
1500ñ2000 |
4000ñ6000 |
3056 |
Billon Æ4, c. 330. obv POP ROM AN VS, laur., dr. bust 1. of Genius of the Roman People, cornucopia over 1. shoulder rev Star above mint mark, all in wreath. RIC VIII Con 21. Note: Struck only at Constantinople (at all eleven officinae), the silver content of these c. l.Og. coins is higher than other ëbilloní coinages of the era; as such, they most probably were distribution pieces struck for the consecration ceremony at Constantinople. Its companion issue is no. 3043. |
5ñ15 |
30ñ50 |
70ñ100 |
Coins dedicated to Constantinople |
F |
VF |
EF |
3057 |
Billon Æ3/4 (nummus) (c. 15ñ18mm), c. 330ñ335. Usual types. |
ó |
5ñ15 |
30ñ50 |
3058 |
ó. As prev., but obv Constantinopoli. RIC VII Her 115,44, etc. Note: This inscription variant occurs at the four mints on the shores of the Propontis, and in this case is a regional peculiarity. |
5ñ15 |
20ñ40 |
50ñ75 |
3059 |
Billon Æ4 (nummus) (c. 13ñ16mm), 336ñ337. obv Usual type rev Gloria Exercitvs, two soldiers stg. facing, hldg. spears and shields, standard betw. RIC VII Her 157, etc. Note: See no. 3045. |
5ñ15 |
20ñ40 |
50ñ75 |
3060 |
ó, 336/7ñ340. Usual types. |
ó |
5ñ15 |
20ñ40 |
3061 |
ó. Usual types, but Victory hldg. wreath and palm branch. RIC VIII Rom 19ff. |
5ñ15 |
30ñ50 |
80ñ120 |
3062 |
ó. As prev., but rev also inscr. VICTORIA AVG. RIC VIII Rom 2Off. |
5ñ15 |
30ñ50 |
80ñ120 |
3063 |
ó, 347ñ348. obv Usual type, but inscr. Constantinopoli rev VOT XX MVLT XXX in four lines in wreath. RIC VIII Her 50ff. Note: Struck only at the Propontic mints. |
5ñ15 |
30ñ50 |
70ñ100 |
3064 |
ó, c. 348. obv Constantinopolis, cuir. bust r. of female, laur. or pearl-diad. rev PR, Pax stg. facing, hd. 1., hldg. branch and scepter. RIC VIII Rom 105ñ6. Note: This piece was struck only at Rome; the PR presumably means Pop Romanus. |
20ñ40 |
80ñ120 |
200ñ300 |
Coin dedicated to Antioch (Theoupolis)
The piece below is presumably part of the series principally associated with the capitals Constantinople and Rome (which are indicated by the letters K and P or R). The earliest of these ó in fine style and struck on compact planchets ó were likely struck for the ceremonies held at Constantinople in 330. Subsequent issues are of debased style and are carelessly struck in low relief on comparatively broad planchets. For these reasons they are attributed to the 5th and 6th Centuries A.D., and it has been proposed that they were struck for the centennial (in 430) and bicentennial (in 530) of Constantinople. Since Antioch assumed the name Theoupolis (ëcity of Godí) on November 29, 528, after recently suffering a crippling earthquake, the historical context lends itself well to this discovery piece, which has both the letter T and that cityís familiar Tyche bust. As such, it would have been an ideal tribute to the Empireís ëthird capitalí at the time of its own rebirth, which occured almost concurrently with Constantinopleís 200th birthday.
Coins dedicated to Antioch |
F |
VF |
EF |
3064A |
AR Oneí Scripulum(?) (0.98g.), c. 530. obv Turre ted bust r. of the Tyche of Antioch rev Large T. Kent ñ. Seemingly unpublished. Note: The T seems to represent the city name Theoupolis (Antioch). |
ó |
ó |
ó |
Constantine I, ëthe Great,í A.D. 307ñ337
Caesar (recognized): A.D. 306ñ309
Filius Augustorum (recognized): A.D. 309ñ310
Augustus (self-proclaimed): A.D. 307ñ310
Augustus (recognized): A.D. 310ñ337
SON OF CONSTANTIUS I AND HELENA
HUSBAND OF MINERVINA AND FAUSTA
FATHER OF CRISPUS, CONSTANTINE II, CONSTANTIUS II, CONSTANS, CONSTANTINA (w. OF HANNIBALLIANUS & CONSTANTIUS GALLUS) AND HELENA THE YOUNGER (w. OF JULIAN II)
SON-IN-LAW OF MAXIMIAN
BROTHER-IN-LAW OF MAXENTIUS
HALF-BROTHER OF CONSTANTIA (w. OF LICINIUS I)
HALF-UNCLE OF DELMATIUS, HANNIBALLIANUS, CONSTANTIUS GALLUS, JULIAN II, LICINIUS II AND NEPOTIAN
Examples of obverse inscriptions:
Caesar: |
CONSTANTIN VS N C |
CONSTANTIN VS NOB C(AES) |
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FL VAL CONSTANTIN VS N C |
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FL VAL CONSTANTIN VS NOB C(AES) |
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Filius Aug: |
CONSTANTIN VS FIL AVGG |
Augustus: |
CONSTANTIN VS AVG |
CONSTANTIN VS MAX AVG |
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CONSTANTIN VS P F AVG |
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D N CONSTANTIN VS P F AVG (also used by Constantine II & CONSTANTINE III) |
|
FL VALER CONSTANTIN VS P F AVG |
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IMP CONSTANTIN VS AVG |
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IMP (C) CONSTANTIN VS P F AVG |
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Deified: |
DIVO CONSTANTINO AVG |
DIVO CONSTANTINO P |
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DV CONSTANTINVS PT AVGG |
As Caesar, except where noted, busts are right-facing, laureate, and often are draped and/or cuirassed. As Filius Augustorum, Constantineís head is right-facing and laureate. As Augustus, except where noted, busts are right-facing and laureate (or diademed), and often are draped and/or cuirassed. Elaborate busts are common on his billon Æ3ís, and only the most unusual types are noted.
Constantine I (as Caesar) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3065 |
AV Medallion of Four Aurei obv Bare hd. r. rev PRINCIPI IIVVENTVTI(sic), Constantine stg. 1., hldg. scepter, saluting standard at 1. RIC-. Note: This was struck for Constantine by Maxentius in the first half of 307, when they were allies. |
7000ñ10,000 |
20,000ñ30,000 |
60,000ñ80,000 |
3066 |
AV Aureus |
400ñ600 |
1250ñ1750 |
3000ñ5000 |
3067 |
ó rev Principi Ivventvt, Constantine, in military garb, stg. 1., hldg. scepter and either hldg. standard or saluting it. RIC VI Rom 150ñ1. |
400ñ600 |
1500ñ2000 |
4000ñ6000 |
3068 |
AR Argenteus |
300ñ400 |
900ñ1200 |
1500ñ2000 |
3069 |
ó rev Conservator Kart Svae, hexastyle temple, Carthago stg. within, XCVI in ex. RIC VI Car 49. Note: XCVI (= 96), indicates how many argentei were struck to the Roman pound. |
300ñ400 |
1000ñ1500 |
1750ñ2250 |
3070 |
AR Half-Argenteus |
200ñ300 |
400ñ600 |
900ñ1200 |
3071 |
ó rev Haec Vota Vmlt Ann or Plvr Natal FEL or VOT X Felici TER in laurel wreath. RIC VI Tre 639ñ41. |
250ñ350 |
500ñ800 |
1500ñ2000 |
3072 |
Billon Nummus (c. 25ñ28mm) |
15ñ25 |
30ñ50 |
100ñ150 |
3073 |
ó rev Constantino P AVG B R P NAT, Constantine stg. facing, hd. 1., in military garb, hldg. globe and leaning on scepter. RIC VI Lug 252,701,86. |
20ñ40 |
50ñ75 |
200ñ300 |
3074 |
ó rev Hercvli Conservat Caes, Hercules fighting the Nemean lion, club at r. RIC VI Tic 87. |
20ñ40 |
50ñ75 |
200ñ300 |
3075 |
ó rev Marti Pacif, Mars adv. r., hldg. branch and spear and shield. RIC VI Lon. 94. |
20ñ40 |
50ñ75 |
200ñ300 |
3076 |
ó rev Perpetvitas AVGG, Roma std. 1. on shield, hldg. scepter and Victory on globe. RIC VI Ale 63. |
20ñ40 |
50ñ75 |
200ñ300 |
3077 |
ó rev Principi Ivventvtis, Constantine stg. facing, hd. 1., in military garb, hldg. two standards. RIC VI Lug 244ñ5. |
20ñ40 |
50ñ75 |
200ñ300 |
3078 |
ó rev Romae Aeter, hexastyle temple, Roma std. within. RIC VI Lon 100. |
30ñ50 |
80ñ120 |
300ñ400 |
Constantine I (as Caesar) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3079 |
ó rev Temporvm Felicitas, Felicitas stg. 1., leaning on long caduceus, hldg. cornucopia. RIC VI Lug 283. |
30ñ50 |
80ñ120 |
300ñ400 |
3080 |
ó rev Virtvs Avgg ET Caess N N or Virtvs Constantini Caes, Constantine on horseback r., hldg. shield and spearing kneeling foe, trampling another. RIC VI Tic 71ñ2,8ñ9,82ñ3, Aqu 82ñ5,108ñ11. |
30ñ50 |
80ñ120 |
300ñ400 |
3081 |
ó rev As prev., but obv ornate, military half-bust. RIC VI Aqu 86ñ91. |
50ñ75 |
100ñ150 |
400ñ600 |
3082 |
Billon or Æ Quinarius(?) (c. 15ñ18mm) rev Principi Ivventvtis, Constantine, in military garb, stg. r. betw. two standards, leaning on spear and raising r. hand. RIC VI Tre 679ñ80. |
70ñ100 |
250ñ350 |
500ñ800 |
3083 |
Billon or Æ Nummus Fraction(?) (c. 13ñ15mm) rev Mvlt Tatal FEL or PLVR Natal FEL in wreath. RIC VI Tre 744ñ6. Note: This and the following piece may be quinarii. |
70ñ100 |
200ñ300 |
500ñ800 |
3084 |
ó rev VOTIS X or VOT X CAESS (NN) in wreath. RIC VI Tre 748ñ50. |
70ñ100 |
150ñ200 |
400ñ600 |
3085 |
Billon Half-Nummus (c. 22ñ23mm) rev GENIO POP ROM, Genius stg. 1., hldg. patera and cornucopia. RIC VI Tre 737. Note: Struck c. 307, this issue weighs c. 4.0ñ4.5g. Further-reduced examples of c. 2.0ñ2.5g. were struck at Trier c. 310ñ311 (RIC 896ñ902) when the nummus weighed only c. 3.5ñ5.0g. |
15ñ25 |
50ñ75 |
150ñ200 |
3086 |
Æ Post-Reform Radiate (c. 19ñ22mm) obv Rad. bust r. rev Concordia Militvm, Constantine stg. at 1., rec. Victory on globe from Jupiter, stg. at r., leaning on scepter. RIC VI Ale 85. |
15ñ25 |
50ñ75 |
Constantine I (as Filius Augustorum) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3087 |
AV Aureus rev Consvl DD NN, Constantine stg. 1., laur. and togate, hldg. globe and baton; Σ (retrograde) in r. field. RIC VI Thes 28. Note: The Σ indicates these aurei were struck at the heavy weight of 60 to the Roman pound (c. 5.4g.). |
ó |
ó |
ó |
3088 |
Billon Nummus (c. 24ñ26mm) rev Genio Avgvsti, Genius stg. 1., hldg. patera and cornucopia. RIC VI Sis 200b. |
50ñ75 |
100ñ150 |
400ñ600 |
3089 |
ó As prev., but rev inscr. GENIO CAESARIS. RIC VI Sis 203, Thes 32b. |
50ñ75 |
100ñ150 |
400ñ600 |
3090 |
ó rev Virtvti Exercitvs, Virtus adv. r., trophy over shoulder, hldg. spear. RIC VI Thes 39b. |
50ñ75 |
100ñ150 |
400ñ600 |
Note: Every issue struck Constantine struck with the obverse inscription Constantinvs FIL AVGG (indicating his rank of Filius Augustorum) is listed above.
3098
Constantine I (as Augustus)
Note: Because denominations were introduced (and abandoned) at different stages of Constantineís reign, his issues as Augustus are presented in a slightly different order than usual.
Constantine I (as Augustus) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3091 |
AV Aureus |
700ñ1000 |
1250ñ1750 |
3000ñ5000 |
3092 |
ó rev Gavdivm Reipvblicae, trophy of arms betw. std. captives (Francia and Alemannia). RIC VI addenda, p. 688. |
700ñ1000 |
1500ñ2000 |
4000ñ6000 |
3093 |
ó rev Gavdivm Romanorvm, trophy of arms, std. captive at 1. RIC VI addenda, p. 688. |
700ñ1000 |
1500ñ2000P |
4000ñ6000 |
3094 |
AV Medallion of 1-1/2 Solidi obv Rad., dr., cuir. half-bust 1., hldg. globe and raising r. hand rev Constantin VS ET Constantivs Nobb Caess, confr. half-busts of Constantine II and Constantius II, each laur., wearing consular robes, hldg. eagle-tipped scepter and globe. RIC VII Ant 70. Note: Struck in 326, this medallion celebrates the consulships of Constantine I (his 7th) and Constantius II (his 1st), and includes Constantine II, who had previously held that office three times. |
5000ñ8000 |
15,000ñ20,000 |
30,000ñ50,000 |
3095 |
ó obv No inscr., diad. hd. r., slightly upward-gazing rev Gloria Constantini AVG, Constantine, in military garb, adv. r., hldg. spear and trophy, two captives std. at feet. RIC VII Thes 163. |
2500ñ3500 |
5000ñ8000 |
15,000ñ20,000 |
3096 |
AV ëFestaureusí rev VOTIS XXX XXX in two lines in wreath with medallion at top. RIC VII Thes 207. Note: Struck in 335, when Constantine was partitioning the Empire among his heirs. When this was struck the solidus was the Empireís standard gold coin and the aureus (at 60 to the pound) was a ceremonial item representing a 1ñ1/5 solidus. |
1500ñ2000 |
4000ñ6000 |
10,000ñ15,000 |
3097 |
AV Solidus |
400ñ600 |
900ñ1200 |
2000ñ3000 |
Constantine I (as Augustus) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3098 |
ó obv Facing nimbate, bare-headed half-bust of Constantine, dr., cuir., hldg. globe and raising r. han rev Victorioso Semper, Constantine stg. facing, rec. wreath from turreted fig. of Ticinum at 1. and being crowned by Victory, hldg. palm branch, at r. RIC VII Tri 534. Note: An issue of great icono-graphic importance, other versions show Constantine holding a scepter and Victory on globe, or simply show him nimbate, draped an cuirassed. In each case his face is angled slightly right or left. |
7000ñ10,000 |
40,000ñ60,000 |
125,000 + |
3099 |
ó obv No inscr., upward-gazing, diad. hd. r. rev Various types. RIC VII Sirm 62, Her 131, etc. Illustrated p. 533. |
500ñ800 |
1500ñ2000 |
3000ñ5000 |
3100 |
ó rev Debellatori Gentivm Bar-Bararvm, Constantine stg. at r., greeting soldier at 1.; captive kneeling betw., GOTHIA in ex. RIC VII Tri 534. |
500ñ800 |
1500ñ2000 |
3000ñ5000 |
3101 |
ó rev Gavdivm Romanorvm, captive std. 1., sometimes looking back at trophy of arms, shield and bow at base, Alamannia or Francia in ex. RIC VII Tri 535,824. |
500ñ800 |
1500ñ2000 |
3000ñ5000 |
3102 |
ó rev PAX Aeterna AVG N, Pax and Respub-lica stg. at 1., presenting wreath or Victory on globe to Constantine, wearing tunica, stg. at r. RIC VII Tri 16ñ7. |
500ñ800 |
1500ñ2000 |
3000ñ5000 |
3103 |
ó rev Principis Providentissimi, owl upon column inscr. SAPIENTIA in three or four lines; at base, hlemet, spear and shield. RIC VII Arl 1,3. |
500ñ800 |
1500ñ2000 |
4000ñ6000 |
3104 |
ó rev Secvritas Reipvblicae, Securitas stg. facing, hand on hd., leaning against column. RIC VII Tri 246. |
500ñ800 |
1500ñ2000 |
3000ñ5000 |
3105 |
ó rev Victor Omnivm Gentivm, Constantine, in military garb, stg. 1., hldg. standard and shield; two begging suppliants at 1., std. captive at r. RIC VII Tri 27ñ31. |
500ñ800 |
1500ñ2000 |
3000ñ5000 |
3106 |
ó rev Victoria Constantini AVG, Victory adv. 1., hldg. trophy and palm branch; LXXII in r. field. RIC VII Ant 98ñ100. Note: LXXII ( = 72) appears only on one issue struck at Antioch, c. 336337. It confirms that the solidus was struck at 72 to the Roman pound. |
900ñ1200 |
2000ñ3000 |
5000ñ8000 |
3107 |
AV Semissis rev Pont Max Trib P P P Procs, Constantine, togate, std. 1. on curule chair, hldg. globe and baton. RIC VI Tre 795. Note: This piece, listed as unique, weighs 2.2g. |
300ñ400 |
900ñ1200 |
1750ñ2250 |
3108 |
AV 1ñ1/2 Scripulum (Nine-Siliqua) see RIC VII Con 117ñ21. |
300ñ400 |
900ñ1200 |
1750ñ2250 |
Constantine I (as Augustus) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3109 |
ó rev As 3101; FRANCIA in ex. RIC VII Tri 365. Note: These rare coins weigh c. 1.4ñ1.75g. as compared to a c. 4.5g. solidus. |
400ñ600 |
1000ñ1500 |
|
3110 |
AR Half-Argenteus rev Virtvs Militvm, campgate. RIC VI Tre 758ff. |
200ñ300 |
400ñ600 |
900ñ1200 |
3111 |
Billon Argenteus(?) obv Helm., cuir. bust 1., spear over shoulder rev Victoriae Laetae Princ Perp, two confr. Victories placing shield inscr. VOT PR on cippus. RIC VII Tri 208A. Note: This issue is much debated. Unlike the first billon argentei of Maximinus II and Licinius I (c. 312313), this later one, c. 318ñ319, is not consistent in appearance. If intended as a reintroduction of the billon argenteus, it failed quickly, for his subsequent issues with this design, struck c. 320 and later, are no different than other ëbilloní Æ3ís with very low silver content. |
20ñ40 |
80ñ120 |
200ñ300 |
3112 |
AR Medallion of Four Siliquae obv Rosette-diad. hd. r., AVGVSTVS downward bef. rev CAESAR in wreath. RIC VII Are 410, Sis 259. Note: Struck c. 336ñ337 for Constantineís vicennalia (20th anniversary); from the same issue as the one listed for Constantine II (no. 3193). At slightly more than 13.0g., this is also equivalent to three light miliarenses. |
2000ñ3000 |
7000ñ10,000 |
15,000ñ20,000 |
3113 |
AR Heavy Miliarensis |
400ñ600 |
1250ñ1750 |
4000ñ6000 |
3114 |
AR Light Miliarensis |
400ñ600 |
1250ñ1750 |
4000ñ6000 |
3115 |
ó obv No inscr., upward-gazing, diad. hd. r. rev Constantin VS (Max) AVG, four standards. RIC VII Thes 150ñ1. |
900ñ1200 |
4000ñ6000 |
|
3116 |
Billon Miliarensis rev Crispvs ET Constantin VS C C, confr. bare hds. of Crispus and Constantine II. RIC VII Sir 14. Note: Struck 320, some researchers suggest this is a double-argenteus. In either case, it is a medallic issue. |
200ñ300 |
500ñ800 |
2000ñ3000 |
3117 |
AR Heavy Siliqua |
70ñ100 |
150ñ200 |
400ñ600 |
3118 |
ó obv No inscr., upward-gazing, diad. hd. r. rev Constantin VS AVG, Victory adv. 1., hldg. wreath and palm branch. RIC VII Her 145, Nic 140ñ1, etc. |
300ñ400 |
900ñ1200 |
1750ñ2250 |
3119 |
Billon Nummus (c. 24ñ28mm) |
15ñ25 |
30ñ50 |
70ñ100 |
3120 |
Billon Nummus (c. 20ñ23mm) |
5ñ15 |
15ñ25 |
30ñ50 |
Constantine I (as Augustus) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3121 |
ó obv D D N N Constantin VS ET Licinivs AVGG, confr. laur., dr. half-busts of Constantine I and Licinius I, hldg. statue of Fortuna betw. rev I O M ET FORT CONSER D D N N AVGG, Jupiter stg. 1., leaning on scepter; at 1. a trophy of arms with two std. captives at base. RIC VII Nic 39. Note: See no. 3015 for the historical context of this issue. |
150ñ200 |
400ñ600 |
900ñ1200 |
3122 |
ó rev Hercvli Victori, Hercules stg. r., leaning on club dr. with lionís skin. RIC VI Ant 170c. |
15ñ25 |
20ñ40 |
70ñ100 |
3123 |
ó rev Liberatori (or Restitvtor) Vrbis Svae, Roma std. in hexastyle temple. RIC VI Rom 303ñ4,12. Note: Struck at Rome c. 312/3, the inscriptions ëliberator or recoverer of his cityí refers to his freeing Rome from Maxentius. |
15ñ25 |
30ñ50 |
100ñ150 |
3124 |
ó rev Soli Invicto Comiti, Sol stg. facing, rad, hd. facing, hldg. globe in raised r. hand. RIC VI Tic 133, VII Tre 105 (not noted), etc. Note: The facing head of Sol is a rarity within this very common issue. |
20ñ40 |
100ñ150 |
300ñ400 |
3125 |
ó rev Spqr Optimo Principi, legionary eagle betw. two standards, the one at 1. surmounted by hand, at r. with wreath. RIC VI Ost 94ff. |
15ñ25 |
20ñ40 |
70ñ100 |
3126 |
Billon or Æ Nummus Fraction(?) (c. 13ñ15mm) rev VOT X AVG N in wreath. RIC VI Tre 791ñ2. Note: These may be quinarii. |
70ñ100 |
150ñ200 |
400ñ600 |
3127 |
Billon Half-Nummus (c. 16ñ18mm), c. 313. rev FVNDAT PACIS, Mars adv. r., hldg. trophy and dragging captive. RIC VII Rom 12. Note: This and the following issue each weigh c. 1.3ñ1.8g. |
15ñ25 |
50ñ75 |
150ñ200 |
3128 |
ó. rev Gloria Perpet, two Victories adv. r., both hldg. wreath and palm branch, standard betw. RIC VII Rom 14. |
15ñ25 |
50ñ75 |
150ñ200 |
3129 |
ó, c. 310ñ311. rev Marti Conserv, Mars stg. r., leaning on spear, resting shield on ground. RIC VI Tre 896ñ7. Note: At about 2.0ñ2.5g., this is half the weight of its associated nummus of c. 4.0ñ5.0g. |
15ñ25 |
50ñ75 |
150ñ200 |
3130 |
ó, c. 312ñ313. rev Paci Perpet, Pax stg., hldg. branch and standard, XII in field. RIC VI Rom 3558. Note: At about 1.8ñ2.2g., this is half of a nummus of c. 3.75ñ4.5g. The XII seemingly is a value marker. |
15ñ25 |
50ñ75 |
150ñ200 |
3131 |
ó. rev Virt Exercit Gall, Virtus stg. 1., leaning on spear, hldg. sword, XVI in field. RIC VI Rom 359ñ60. Note: The XVI may be a value marker. |
15ñ25 |
50ñ75 |
150ñ200 |
3132 |
Billon Quarter-Nummus (c. 13mm), c. 310ñ311. rev VOTIS X or VOT X MVL XX in wreath. RIC VI Tre 903ñ13. Note: At about 0.75ñ1.25g., this is one-fourth of a nummus of c. 3.5ñ5.Og. |
30ñ50 |
80ñ120 |
200ñ250 |
Constantine I (as Augustus) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3133 |
ó, c. 313. rev Sapientia Principis, owl upon altar with spear across front; at base, shield and helmet. RIC VII Rom 16. Note: These weigh c. 0.85-l.lg. |
15ñ25 |
50ñ75 |
150ñ200 |
3134 |
Billon Æ3 (nummus) (c. 17ñ22mm). |
ó |
5ñ15 |
30ñ50 |
3135 |
ó obv No inscr., laur. hd. r. or diad., dr., cuir. bust r. rev Constantinvs AVG in three lines, wreath above. RIC VII Rom 281, etc. |
20ñ40 |
70ñ100 |
150ñ200 |
3136 |
ó obv Cuir. bust L, hldg. shield, spear over shoulder, wearing plumed helm, inscr. on back of bowl with Chií Rho rev As 3111. RIC VII Sis 61. Note: Struck c. 319, this is one of the earliest numismatic indications of Constantineís devotion to Christianity. |
150ñ200 |
1000ñ1500 |
|
3137 |
ó obv Inscr. ending COS IIII, laur. half-bust L, wearing consular robes, hldg. eagle-tipped scepter rev Soli Invicto Comiti, Sol stg., hldg. globe, raising r. hand. RIC VII Lyo 37, etc. Note: A rare ëdatedí bronze. |
50ñ75 |
150ñ200 |
400ñ600 |
3138 |
ó rev Constantin I AN A Dafne, Victory, look in r., std. 1., on cippus, hldg. palm branches; trophy and kneeling captive before. RIC VII Con 29ff. Note: A type which has attracted many interpretations. |
15ñ25 |
30ñ50 |
100ñ150 |
3139 |
ó rev Libertas Pvblica, Victory stg. facing on prow, hldg. a wreath in both hands. RIC VII Con 18. |
15ñ25 |
50ñ75 |
150ñ200 |
3140 |
ó rev PAX Perpetva, Pax stg. facing, leaning against column, hldg. olive branch and scepter. RIC VII Rom 143. |
15ñ25 |
50ñ75 |
150ñ200 |
3141 |
ó rev Plvra Natal Fel in three lines in wreath. RIC VII Rom 321. |
150ñ200 |
400ñ600 |
ó |
Providentiae AVGG. See no. 3145. |
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3142 |
ó rev Saecvli Felicitas, shield inscr. AVG upon garlanded cippus. RIC VII Rom 158ñ9. |
15ñ25 |
50ñ75 |
150ñ200 |
3143 |
ó rev Spes Pvblic across field, serpent pierced by shaft of vexillum with Chi-Rho. RIC VII Con 19. Note: The serpent may represent Licinius I, the pagan whom Constantine had recently defeated. |
500ñ800 |
1500ñ2000 |
3000ñ5000 |
3144 |
ó rev Virt Exerc, Sol stg. facing at ctr. of large X-shaped ëcamp plan.í RIC VII Thes 66ñ7. Note: The meaning of this reverse type, struck only at Thessalonica c. 319, is much-debated. |
80ñ120 |
250ñ350 |
400ñ600 |
Constantine I (as Augustus) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3145 |
ó rev Vtilitas Pvblica or Providentiae AVGG, Moneta (or female hldg. cornucopia) stg. on prow at 1., greeted by soldier or by turreted fig. of Arles. RIC VII Arl 30ñ1,49ñ51. Note: Struck at Arles c. 313ñ5, these two issues note the transfer of the minting operation from Ostia to Arles. |
200ñ300 |
500ñ800 |
|
3146 |
Billon Æ3/4 (nummus) (c. 15ñ18mm) rev Gloria Exercitvs, two soldiers stg. facing, hldg. spears and shields, two standards betw. RIC VII Thes 198, etc. |
5ñ15 |
20ñ40 |
|
3147 |
Billon Æ4 (nummus) (c. 13ñ16mm) As prev., but only one standard. RIC VII Ale 65, etc. |
ó |
5ñ15 |
20ñ40 |
Note: For Festival of Isis issues, see nos. 3424ñ32. |
Busts are right-facing, veiled, sometimes also laureate or draped and(?) cuirassed.
Constantine I (Posthumous Commemoratives) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3148 |
AV Solidus, under the sons of Constantine the Great, obv Divvs Constantinvs AVG Pater AVGG, veiled hd. r. rev No inscr., Constantine I, veiled and togate, riding in quadriga heaven-bound toward the hand of God (manus Dei) emerging from cloud. RIC VIII Con 1. |
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3149 |
Æ4 (nummus) (c. 14ñ15mm), ó. As prev., but shorter obv inscr. RIC VIII Nic 18, etc. |
5ñ15 |
15ñ25 |
50ñ75 |
3150 |
ó. rev Aeterna Pietas, Constantine I, in military garb, stg. r. or 1., hldg. spear and globe. RIC VIII Lyo 1ñ3, etc. |
15ñ25 |
30ñ50 |
100ñ150 |
3151 |
ó. rev Ivst Vener Memor, Justitia stg. 1., hldg. scales and rod(?). RIC VIII Ale 28, etc. Note: Though the figure on the reverse is often described as Aequitas, it more likely is Justitia. |
5ñ15 |
20ñ40 |
70ñ100 |
3152 |
ó. rev VN MR across field, Constantine I, veiled and togate, stg. r., raising r. hand. RIC VIII Con 68, etc. Note: VN MR abbreviates venerata memoria. |
5ñ15 |
15ñ25 |
50ñ75 |
Fausta
Nobilissima Femina, A.D. 317 (?)ñ324
Augusta, A.D. 324ñ326
SECOND WIFE OF CONSTANTINE THE GREAT
MOTHER OF CONSTANTINE II, CONSTANTIUS II, CONSTANS, CONSTANTINA (w. OF HANNIBALLIANUS & CONSTANTIUS GALLUS) AND HELENA THE YOUNGER (IV. OF JULIAN II)
DAUGHTER OF MAXIMIAN
SISTER OF MAXENTIUS
STEPMOTHER OF CRISPUS
Obverse inscriptions:
Nob. Fem.: |
FAVSTA N F |
FAVSTAE NOBILISSIMAE FEMINAE |
|
Augusta: |
FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG |
Except where noted, busts are right-facing and draped.
Fausta (as Nobilissima Femina) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3153 |
AR Half-Argenteus, under Constantine I, c. 307ñ8. obv Dr. bust 1. rev Venvs Felix, Venus std. 1., hldg. globe and palm branch. RIC VI Tre 756. |
1500ñ2000 |
3000ñ5000 |
ó |
3154 |
Billon Æ3 (nummus) (c. 17ñ22mm), ó, c. 318ñ9. rev Star in wreath. RIC VII Thes 49, 51. Note: Struck only at Thessalonica. |
70ñ100 |
200ñ300 |
400ñ600 |
Fausta (as Augusta) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3155 |
AV Medallion of Two Solidi, ó, 324ñ5. obv FLA-VIA Maxima Favsta Avgvsta, dr. bust r. rev Pietas Avgvstae, Fausta, nimbate, std. facing on dias, suckling infant, flanked by two wreath-bearing genii and figs. of Pietas and Felicitas, hldg. caduceus. RIC VII Tri 443ñ5. Note: A two-solidus medallion with the standard SPES REIPVBLICAE reverse was struck for Fausta at Ticinum. |
20,000ñ30,000 |
50,000ñ80,000 |
|
3156 |
AV Solidus, ó. rev Salvs Reipvblicae, Fausta, as Salus, stg. facing., hldg. two children. RIC VII Tic 182. |
4000ñ6000 |
10,000ñ15,000 |
30,000ñ50,000 |
3157 |
ó. As prev., but rev inscr. Spes Reipvblicae. RIC VII Sirm 61. |
4000ñ6000 |
10,000ñ15,000 |
30,000ñ50,000 |
3158 |
Billon Æ3 (nummus) (c. 17ñ22mm), ó. As 3156. RIC VII Tri 459, etc. |
15ñ25 |
30ñ50 |
70ñ100 |
3159 |
ó. As 3157. RIC VII Tri 460, etc. Illustrated above. |
15ñ25 |
30ñ50 |
70ñ100 |
Fausta (as Augusta) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3160 |
ó. obv No inscr., bust r., wearing embroidered robe rev Flav Max Favsta AVG in three lines, star-in-crescent above. RIC VII Ant 56,62. Note: From a series of ?s struck at Antioch honoring six members of Constantineís family. |
50ñ75 |
150ñ200 |
400ñ600 |
Crispus
Caesar, A.D. 316ñ326
SON OF CONSTANTINE THE GREAT AND MINERVINA
STEPSON OF FAUSTA
HALF-BROTHER OF CONSTANTINE II, CONSTANTIUS II, CONSTANS, CONSTANTINA (w. OF HANNIBALLIANUS & CONSTANTIUS GALLUS) AND HELENA THE YOUNGER (w. OF JULIAN II)
HALF-COUSIN OF DELMATIUS, HANNIBALLIANUS, CONSTANTIUS GALLUS, JULIAN II, LICINIUS II AND NEPOTIAN
GRANDSON OF CONSTANTIUS I AND HELENA
Examples of obverse inscriptions:
Caesar: |
CRISPVS NOB(ILISS) CAES |
CRISPVS NOBIL C(AES) |
|
D N FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES |
|
FL IVL CRISPVS NOB C(AES) |
|
IVL CRISPVS NOB C(AES) |
Except where noted, busts are right-facing and laureate (or diademed), and often draped and/or cuirassed. Elaborate busts are common on his billon Æ3ís.
Crispus (as Caesar) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3161 |
AV Solidus |
1000ñ1500 |
3000ñ5000 |
7000ñ10,000 |
3162 |
ó obv Heroic, laur. half-bust 1., seen nude from behind, ornamented strap over shoulder, hldg. spear and shield rev Various types, cf. RIC VII Aqu 36, Sirm 33,8, etc. Note: An obverse type used extensively for Crispus, its composition is borrowed from Greek Hellenistic art ó a practice which Constantine the Great favored. Illustrated above. |
1500ñ2000 |
5000ñ8000 |
15,000ñ20,000 |
3163 |
ó obv No inscr., upward-gazing, diad. hd. r. rev Crispvs Caesar, Victory adv. 1., hldg. wreath and palm branch. RIC VII Sirm 63, Nic 110ñ1. |
1000ñ1500 |
3000ñ5000 |
8,000ñ12,000 |
Crispus (as Caesar) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3164 |
ó rev Gavdivm Romanorvm, Alemannia std. 1., sometimes looking back at trophy of arms, shield and bow at base, Alamannia or Francia in ex. RIC VII Tri 243,362ñ3. |
1000ñ1500 |
3000ñ5000 |
10,000ñ15,000 |
3165 |
ó rev Secvritas Reipvblicae, Securitas stg. facing, hand on hd., leaning against column. RIC VII Tri 247. |
1000ñ1500 |
3000ñ5000 |
8,000ñ12,000 |
3166 |
AV 1ñ1/2 Scripulum (Nine-Siliqua) rev As 3164; FRANCIA in ex. RIC VII Tri 366. Note: These weigh c. 1.4ñ1.75g. as compared to a c. 4.5g. solidus. |
1000ñ1500 |
2000ñ2500 |
5000ñ8000 |
3167 |
AR Heavy Miliarensis obv Rad., dr., cuir. bust 1., hldg. globe and raising r. hand rev Vota Orbis ET Vrbis SEN ET P R, flaming cippus, on square basis, inscr. VOTA XX XXX MVL FEL, in field, L. RIC VII Aqu 81. |
3000ñ5000 |
5000ñ8000 |
15,000ñ20,000 |
3168 |
AR Light Miliarensis rev Felicitas Roman-Orvm, Constantine I and his three sons, in military garb, stg. side-by-side, hldg. scepters and globes, all beneath an arch supported by columns. RIC VII Nic 89. |
2000ñ3000 |
4000ñ6000 |
10,000ñ15,000 |
3169 |
Billon Æ3 (nummus) (c. 17ñ22mm) |
ó |
5ñ15 |
30ñ50 |
3170 |
ó obv No inscr., laur., dr., cuir. bust 1. rev Crispvs Caesar in two lines, star above. RIC VII Cyz 31, etc. |
20ñ40 |
70ñ100 |
150ñ250 |
3171 |
ó obv Laur., dr. half-bust 1., with 1. hand hldg. spear and shield, with r. hand the bridle of a horse, the neck and hd. of which is at 1. rev Baeata Tran-Qvillitas, globe set on altar inscr. VOTIS XX in three lines, three stars above. RIC VII Tre 373. Note: This honors Crispus as the Prince of Youth, and as such, leader of the Equites (horsemen). The equestrian order died out in the 4th Century. |
300ñ400 |
700ñ1000 |
1500ñ2000 |
3172 |
ó obv As prev. rev Caesarvm Nostrorvm around Votis V in three lines or VOT X in two lines. RIC VII Lyo 100, Aqu 98. |
300ñ400 |
700ñ1000 |
1500ñ2000 |
3173 |
ó rev Claritas Reipvblicae, Sol adv. 1., hldg. globe and whip. RIC VII Tri 124. Note: Scholars place this piece in 316, indicating that even though Crispus was formally hailed Caesar on March 1, 317, he achieved the rank late in 316 as a consequence of the First Licinian War. |
80ñ120 |
150ñ200 |
400ñ600 |
3174 |
ó rev PAX Perpetva, Pax stg. facing, leaning against column, hldg. olive branch and scepter. RIC VII Rom 144. |
15ñ25 |
50ñ75 |
150ñ200 |
3175 |
ó rev Saecvli Felicitas, shield inscr. AVG upon garlanded cippus. RIC VII Rom 161. |
15ñ25 |
50ñ75 |
150ñ200 |
Crispus (as Caesar) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3176 |
ó rev Virt Exerc, Sol stg. facing at ctr. of large X-shaped ëcamp plan.í RIC VII Thes 69. Note: The meaning of this reverse type, struck only at Thessal-onica c. 319, is much-debated. |
80ñ120 |
250ñ350 |
400ñ600 |
Note: For Festival of Isis issues, see nos. 3433ñ6. |
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3177 |
Billon or Æ Half-Nummus(?) rev Principi Ivvent, Crispus, in military garb, stg. r., hldg. spear and globe. RIC VII Rom 137ñ8. Note: At c. 1.6ñ2.Og. this issue (shared with Licinius II) weighs the same as a half-nummus, but the type and the execution of the dies favor a quinarius. |
150ñ200 |
400ñ600 |
900ñ1200 |
Delmatius
Caesar, A.D. 335ñ337
GRANDSON OF CONSTANTIUS I AND THEODORA
BROTHER OF HANNIBALLIANUS
BROTHER-IN-LAW AND HALF-COUSIN OF CONSTANTINA (w. OF HANNIBALLIANUS & CONSTANTIUS GALLUS)
NEPHEW OF LICINIUS I AND CONSTANTIA
COUSIN OF CONSTANTIUS GALLUS, JULIAN II, LICINIUS II AND NEPOTIAN
HALF-NEPHEW OF CONSTANTINE THE GREAT
HALF-COUSIN OF CRISPUS, CONSTANTINE II, CONSTANTIUS II, CONSTANS AND HELENA THE YOUNGER (w. OF JULIAN II)
Obverse inscriptions:
Caesar: |
FL DALMATIVS NOB C(AES) |
FL DELMATIVS NOB C(AES) |
|
FL IVL DELMATIVS NOB C |
|
Note: Blundered inscriptions sometimes occur. |
Except where noted, busts are right-facing, laureate, draped and cuirassed.
Delmatius (as Caesar) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3178 |
AV Solidus rev Principi Ivventvtis, Delmatius, in military garb, stg. 1., hldg. standard and scepter, two standards behind. RIC VII Thes 213, Con 113. Note: On the issues of Thessalonica, Delmatius wears a plain diadem. |
2000ñ3000 |
5000ñ7000 |
15,000ñ25,000 |
3179 |
ó rev Delmativs Caesar, Victory adv. 1., hldg. wreath and palm branch. RIC VII Con 98. |
2000ñ3000 |
5000ñ7000 |
15,000ñ25,000 |
3180 |
AR Heavy Siliqua obv No inscr., plain-diad. hd. r., upward-gazing rev As prev. RIC VII Her 147, Nic 186. |
1000ñ1500 |
3000ñ5000 |
ó |
Delmatius (as Caesar) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3181 |
ó obv As prev., but rev inscr Delmativs Nob Caesar. RIC VII Thes 217, Con 136. |
1000ñ1500 |
3000ñ5000 |
ó |
3182 |
Billon Æ3/4 (nummus) (c. 15ñ18mm) rev GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers stg. facing, hldg. spears and shields, two standards betw. RIC VII Thes 202, etc. |
5ñ15 |
20ñ40 |
70ñ100 |
3183 |
Billon Æ4 (nummus) (c. 13ñ16mm) As prev., but only one standard. RIC VII Thes 228, etc. Illustrated p. 545. |
5ñ15 |
20ñ40 |
70ñ100 |
Hanniballianus
Rex Regutn, A.D. 335ñ337
GRANDSON OF CONSTANTIUS I AND THEODORA
BROTHER OF DELMATIUS
HUSBAND AND HALF-COUSIN OF CONSTANTINA (future w. OF CONSTANTIUS GALLUS)
NEPHEW OF LICINIUS I AND CONSTANTIA
COUSIN OF CONSTANTIUS GALLUS, JULIAN II, LICINIUS II AND NEPOTIAN
HALF-NEPHEW OF CONSTANTINE THE GREAT
HALF-COUSIN OF CRISPUS, CONSTANTINE II, CONSTANTIUS II, CONSTANS AND HELENA THE YOUNGER (w. OF JULIAN II)
Obverse inscriptions:
Rex Regum: |
FL ANNIBALIANO REGI |
FL HANNIBALLIANO REGI |
Busts are right-facing, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed.
Hanniballianus (as Rex Regum) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3184 |
AR Heavy Siliqua rev FELICITAS PVBLICA, Euphrates reel. 1., elbow on urn, hldg. fish and rudder, reeds in background. RIC VII Con 100. |
2000ñ3000 |
7000ñ10,000 |
|
3185 |
Billon Æ4 (nummus) (c. 13ñ16mm) rev SECVRI-TAS PVBLICA, Euphrates std. r. on ground, leaning scepter, urn at side, reed in background. RIC VII Con 145ñ8. Illustrated above. |
70ñ100 |
200ñ300 |
400ñ600 |
The values are estimates for conservatively graded, essentially problem-free coins. Defects or merits will alter prices, often significantly. Dashes (ó) indicate values which cannot be accurately determined (at the high end) or which are negligible (at the low end). Coins with the same value range are not always equally valuable, for they may represent different ends of the same spectrum.
Constantine II, A.D. 337ñ340
Caesar, A.D. 316ñ337
SON OF CONSTANTINE THE GREAT AND FAUSTA
BROTHER OF CONSTANTIUS II, CONSTANS, CONSTANTIN A (w. OF HANNIBALLIANUS & CONSTANTIUS GALLUS) AND HELENA THE YOUNGER (w. OF JULIAN II)
HALF-BROTHER OF CRISPUS
HALF-COUSIN OF DELMATIUS, HANNIBALLIANUS, CONSTANTIUS GALLUS, JULIAN II, LICINIUS II AND NEPOTIAN
GRANDSON OF CONSTANTIUS I, HELENA AND MAXIMIAN
Examples of obverse inscriptions:
Caesar: |
CONSTANTINVS IVN N C |
CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C(AES) |
|
D N FL CL CONSTANTINVS NOB C |
|
FL CL CONSTANTINVS IVN N C |
|
Augustus: |
CONSTANTINVS AVG |
D N CONSTANTINVS P F AVG |
|
FL CL CONSTANTINVS (P F) AVG |
|
FL CL CONSTANTINVS P F AVG |
|
Note: Though inscriptions Constantine II used as Augustus were also used by Constantine I and Constantine III, their coins are easily distinguished based on the portraits and reverse types. |
As Caesar, except where noted, busts are right-facing and laureate (or diademed), and often draped and/or cuirassed. As Augustus, except where noted, busts are right-facing and laureate (or diademed), and often draped and/or cuirassed. Elaborate busts are common on his billon Æ3s.
Constantine II (as Caesar) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3186 |
AV Solidus. Illustrated above. |
300ñ400 |
700ñ1000 |
1750ñ2250 |
3187 |
ó obv No inscr., upward-gazing, diad. hd. r. rev Constantinvs Caesar, Victory adv. 1., hldg. wreath and palm branch. RIC VII Sirm 64, Nic 112. |
400ñ600 |
1250ñ1750 |
3000ñ5000 |
3188 |
ó rev Gavdivm Romanorvm, Alemannia std. 1., looking back at trophy of arms, shield and bow at base, Sarmatia in ex. RIC VII Tri 364. |
400ñ600 |
1250ñ1750 |
3000ñ5000 |
3189 |
ó rev Secvritas Reipvblicae, Securitas stg. facing, hand on hd., leaning against column. RIC VII Tri 247. |
400ñ600 |
1250ñ1750 |
3000ñ5000 |
Constantine II (as Caesar) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3190 |
ó rev Victoria Constantini AVG, Victory adv. 1., hldg. trophy and palm branch; LXXII in r. field. RIC VII Ant 101. Note: LXXII (=72) appears only on one issue struck at Antioch, c. 336ñ337. It confirms that the solidus was struck at 72 to the Roman pound. |
900ñ1200 |
2000ñ3000 |
5000ñ8000 |
3191 |
AV Semissis rev Principi Ivventvtis, Con-stantius II, in military garb, stg. r., hldg. spear and globe. RIC VII Nic 116. Note: These rare pieces, struck at Nicomedia c. 326ñ326, weigh c. 2.1ñ2.3g. |
300ñ400 |
700ñ1000 |
1750ñ2250 |
3192 |
AV 1ñ1/2 Scripulum (Nine-Siliqua) rev As 3188. RIC VII Tri 367. Note: These weigh c. 1.4ñ1.75g. as compared to a c. 4.5g. solidus. |
300ñ400 |
700ñ1000 |
1750ñ2250 |
3193 |
AR Medallion of Four Siliquae obv Bare hd. r., CAESAR downward bef. rev XX in wreath. RIC VII Are 411, Sis 260. Note: This piece, struck c. 336337, is often mistaken as a later issue and given to Constantius Gallus. At slightly more than 13.0g., this is also equivalent to three light miliarenses. See no. 3112 for a companion piece. |
2000ñ3000 |
7000ñ10,000 |
15,000ñ25,000 |
3194 |
AR Heavy Miliarensis |
15002000 |
4000ñ6000 |
ó |
3195 |
AR Light Miliarensis |
400ñ600 |
1000ñ1500 |
3000ñ5000 |
3196 |
ó obv No inscr., upward-gazing, diad. hd. r. rev Constantin VS IVN NOB C, four standards. RIC VII Her 149. |
500ñ800 |
3000ñ5000 |
ó |
3197 |
ó rev Constantin VS Caesar, four standards. RIC VII Tri 581. |
400ñ600 |
1000ñ1500 |
4000ñ6000 |
3198 |
AR Heavy Siliqua |
70ñ100 |
150ñ200 |
400ñ600 |
3199 |
Billon Æ3 (nummus) (c. 17ñ22mm) |
ó |
5ñ15 |
30ñ50 |
3200 |
ó obv No inscr., laur., dr., cuir. bust 1. rev Constantinvs IVN NOB C or Constantinvs Caesar in three lines, star or wreath above. RIC VII Rom 282ñ3, etc. |
20ñ40 |
70ñ100 |
150ñ200 |
3201 |
ó obv Laur., dr. half-bust 1., with 1. hand hldg. spear and sometimes shield, with r. hand the bridle of a horse, the neck and hd. of which is at 1. rev Bae-ATA Tranqvillitas, globe set on altar inscr. VOTIS XX in three lines, three stars above. RIC VII Tri 381,8,415,9. Note: A rare issue honoring Constantine II as the Prince of Youth, and as such, leader of the Equites (horsemen). The equestrian order died out in the 4th Century. |
250ñ350 |
500ñ800 |
1000ñ1500 |
Constantine II (as Caesar) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3202 |
ó rev Claritas Reipvblicae, Sol adv. 1., hldg. globe and whip. RIC VII Tri 125ñ6. Note: Scholars place this piece in 316, indicating that even though Constantine II was formally hailed Caesar on March 1, 317, he achieved the rank late in 316 as a consequence of the First Licinian War. |
80ñ120 |
150ñ200 |
400ñ600 |
3203 |
ó rev Saecvli Felicitas, shield inscr. AVG upon garlanded cippus. RIC VII Rom 163ñ4. |
15ñ25 |
50ñ75 |
150ñ200 |
3204 |
ó rev Virt Exerc, Sol stg. facing at ctr. of large X-shaped ëcamp plan.í RIC VII Thes 71. Note: The meaning of this reverse type, struck only at Thessal-onica c. 319, is much-debated. |
80ñ120 |
250ñ350 |
400ñ600 |
3205 |
Billon Æ3/4 (nummus) (c. 15ñ18mm) rev Gloria Exercitvs, two soldiers stg. facing, hldg. spears and shields, two standards betw. RIC VII Thes 199, etc. |
ó |
5ñ15 |
20ñ40 |
3206 |
Billon Æ4 (nummus) (c. 13ñ16mm) As prev., but only one standard. RIC VII Thes 223, etc. |
ó |
5ñ15 |
20ñ40 |
Note: For Festival of Isis issues, see nos. 3437ñ9. |
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3207 |
Brass Æ4 Medallet (15mm) rev Vota Vicennalior, Constantine the Great std. facing, hd. 1., hldg. scepter and and raising mappa. RIC-. Alföldi, Festival of Isis, pl. 1,32. Note: Struck for the vicennalia of Constantine the Great in July, 326, this piece is akin to the brass issues of the Festival of Isis. |
200ñ300 |
500ñ800 |
1500ñ2000 |
Constantine II (as Augustus) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3208 |
AV Solidus |
300ñ400 |
700ñ1000 |
1750ñ2250 |
3209 |
AV 1-1/2 Scripulum (Nine-Siliqua) |
300ñ400 |
700ñ1000 |
1750ñ2250 |
3210 |
ó rev Secvritas Reipvblicae, Securitas stg. facing, leaning against column, hand on hd. RIC VIII Tri 18. |
400ñ600 |
1250ñ1750 |
3000ñ5000 |
3211 |
AR Heavy Miliarensis |
1500ñ2000 |
4000ñ6000 |
ó |
3212 |
ó rev Gavdivm Popvli Romani around wreath containing SIC XX SIC XXX. RIC VIII Sis 47. |
1500ñ2000 |
5000ñ8000 |
ó |
3213 |
AR Light Miliarensis |
400ñ600 |
1000ñ1500 |
3000ñ5000 |
3214 |
ó rev Constantin VS P F AVG, three standards. RIC VIII Thes 49. |
400ñ600 |
1000ñ1500 |
4000ñ6000 |
3215 |
AR Heavy Siliqua |
70ñ100 |
150ñ200 |
400ñ600 |
Constantine II (as Augustus) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3216 |
ó obv No inscr., upward-gazing, diad. hd. r. rev Constantin VS Avgvstvs, Victory adv. 1., hldg. wreath and palm branch. RIC VIII Con 15ñ6. |
200ñ300 |
400ñ600 |
1000ñ1500 |
3217 |
Billon Æ4 (nummus) (c. 13ñ16mm) |
ó |
5ñ15 |
20ñ40 |
Constans, A.D. 337ñ350
Caesar, A.D. 333ñ337
SON OF CONSTANTINE THE GREAT AND FAUSTA
BROTHER OF CONSTANTINE II, CONSTANTIUS II, CONSTANTINA (w. OF HANNIBALLIANUS & CONSTANTIUS GALLUS) AND HELENA THE YOUNGER (w. OF JULIAN II)
HALF-BROTHER OF CRISPUS
HALF-COUSIN OF DELMATIUS, HANNIBALLIANUS, CONSTANTIUS GALLUS, JULIAN II, LICINIUS II AND NEPOTIAN
GRANDSON OF CONSTANTIUS I, HELENA AND MAXIMIAN
Examples of obverse inscriptions:
Caesar: |
FL CONSTANS NOB CAES |
FL IVL CONSTANS NOB C(AES) |
|
Augustus: |
CONSTANS AVG(VSTVS) |
CONSTANS P F AVG |
|
D N CONSTANS P F AVG (also used by Constans II) |
|
FL IVL CONSTANS P(IVS) F(Elix) AVG |
Note: Constansí siliquae are easily distinguished from those of Constans II (A.D. 409/10ñ11) with the same inscription based on their finer style, fabric and different reverse type.
As Caesar, except where noted, busts are right-facing and laureate, and often draped and/or cuirassed. As Augustus, except where noted, busts are right-facing and diademed, and usually draped and/or cuirassed.
Constans (as Caesar) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3218 |
AV Solidus |
200ñ300 |
500ñ800 |
1500ñ2000 |
3219 |
ó rev Victoria Caesar NN, Victory adv. 1., hldg. trophy and palm branch; LXXII in r. field. RIC VII Ant 104. Note: LXXII (=72) appears only on one issue of Antioch, c. 336ñ337. It confirms that the solidus was struck at 72 to the Roman pound. |
900ñ1200 |
2000ñ3000 |
5000ñ8000 |
3220 |
AR Light Miliarensis rev Constans Caesar, four standards. RIC VII Tri 585. |
300ñ400 |
900ñ1200 |
2000ñ3000 |
Constans (as Caesar) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3221 |
AR Heavy Siliqua |
70ñ100 |
150ñ200 |
400ñ600 |
3222 |
ó obv No inscr., upward-gazing, diad. hd. r. rev Constans Avgvstvs, Victory adv. 1., hldg. wreath and palm branch. RIC VIII Con 19ñ20. |
200ñ300 |
400ñ600 |
1000ñ1500 |
3223 |
Billon Æ3/4 (nummus) (c. 15ñ18mm) rev Gloria Exercitvs, two soldiers stg. facing, hldg. spears and shields, two standards betw. RIC VII Thes 201, etc. |
ó |
5ñ15 |
20ñ40 |
3224 |
Billon Æ4 (nummus) (c. 13ñ16mm) As prev., but only one standard. RIC VII Thes 225, etc. |
ó |
5ñ15 |
20ñ40 |
3238
Constans (as Augustus) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3225 |
AV Solidus. Illustrated p. 550. |
150ñ200 |
400ñ600 |
900ñ1200 |
3226 |
AV Semissis |
150ñ200 |
400ñ600 |
1500ñ2000 |
3227 |
ó rev OB Victoriam Trivmphalem, two confr. Victories hldg. wreath containing VOT XV. RIC VIII Sis 126. |
150ñ200 |
500ñ800 |
2000ñ3000 |
3228 |
AV 1ñ1/2 Scripulum (Nine-Siliqua) |
150ñ200 |
400ñ600 |
1500ñ2000 |
3229 |
ó rev Secvritas Reipvblicae, Securitas stg. facing, leaning against column, hand on hd. RIC VIII Tri 19. |
150ñ200 |
400ñ600 |
1750ñ2250 |
3230 |
AR Medallion of Four Siliquae rev TRIVMFA-TOR GENTIVM BARBARARVM, Constans, in military garb, stg. 1., hldg. standard and shield. RIC VIII Thes 80. Note: At slightly more than 13.0g., this is also equivalent to three light miliarenses. |
2000ñ3000 |
7000ñ10,000 |
15,000ñ20,000 |
3231 |
AR Heavy Miliarensis |
300ñ400 |
900ñ1200 |
2000ñ3000 |
3232 |
ó rev Gavdivm Popvli Romani around wreath containing SIC V SIC X. RIC VIII Sis 49. |
300ñ400 |
1000ñ1500 |
2500ñ3500 |
Constans (as Augustus) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3233 |
ó rev Victoriae DD NN AVGG, Victory std. r. on cuirass, shield behind, inscr. VOT X MVLT XX on shield set on her knee; LXAQ in ex. RIC VIII Aqu 57. Note: The LX (=60) before the mint signature occurs only on two issues of Aquileia (the other for Magnentius), and presumably reflects the weight standard of 60 to the Roman pound at which heavy miliarenses were struck. |
400ñ600 |
1500ñ2000 |
4000ñ6000 |
3234 |
AR Light Miliarensis |
300ñ400 |
900ñ1200 |
2000ñ3000 |
3235 |
ó rev Constans P F AVG, three standards. RIC VIII Thes 51. |
300ñ400 |
1000ñ1500 |
2500ñ3500 |
3236 |
AR Heavy Siliqua |
70ñ100 |
150ñ200 |
400ñ600 |
3237 |
AR Heavy Half-Siliqua rev Victoria D D N N AVGG, Victory adv. L, hldg. wreath and palm branch. RIC VIII Sis 179. |
250ñ350 |
500ñ800 |
|
3238 |
Billon Æ2 (ëCentenionalisí) (c. 20ñ24mm) rev FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier adv. 1., spearing fallen horseman. RIC VIII Ale 72ñ3, etc. Note: Other standard reverse types exist for this series. |
5ñ15 |
20ñ40 |
50ñ75 |
3239 |
Billon Æ3 (ëHalf-Centenionalisí) (c. 14ñ20mm) |
5ñ15 |
20ñ40 |
50ñ75 |
3240 |
ó rev Fel Temp Reparatio, rad. phoenix stg. r. on globe or mound of rocks. RIC VIII Tri 226,32, etc. Note: Neglible silver content. |
5ñ15 |
20ñ40 |
70ñ100 |
3241 |
Billon Æ4 (nummus) (c. 13ñ16mm) |
ó |
5ñ15 |
20ñ40 |
Note: For Festival of Isis issues, see nos. 3440ñ1. |
The values are estimates for conservatively graded, essentially problem-free coins. Defects or merits will alter prices, often significantly. Dashes (ó) indicate values which cannot be accurately determined (at the high end) or which are negligible (at the low end). Coins with the same value range are not always equally valuable, for they may represent different ends of the same spectrum.
Constantius II, A.D. 337ñ361
Caesar, A.D. 324ñ337
SON OF CONSTANTINE THE GREAT AND FAUSTA
BROTHER OF CONSTANTINE II, CONSTANS, CONSTANTIN A (w. OF HANNIBALLIANUS & CONSTANTIUS GALLUS) AND HELENA THE YOUNGER (w. OF JULIAN II)
HALF-BROTHER OF CRISPUS
HALF-COUSIN OF DELMATIUS, HANNIBALLIANUS, CONSTANTIUS GALLUS. JULIAN II, LICINIUS II AND NEPOTIAN
GRANDSON OF CONSTANTIUS I, HELENA AND MAXIMIAN
FATHER OF CONSTANTIA (w. OF GRATIAN)
Examples of obverse inscriptions:
Caesar: |
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C |
Augustus: |
CONSTANTIVS (P F) AVG |
D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG |
|
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS PERP AVG |
|
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS PIVS FELIX AVG |
As Caesar, except where noted, busts are right-facing and laureate (or diademed), and usually draped and/or cuirassed. As Augustus, except where noted, busts are right-facing and diademed, and usually draped and/or cuirassed.
Constantius II (as Caesar) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3242 |
AV Solidus |
200ñ300 |
500ñ800 |
1500ñ2000 |
3243 |
ó obv No inscr., upward-gazing, diad. hd. r. rev Constantivs Caesar, Victory adv. 1., hldg. wreath and palm branch. RIC VII Sirm 65. |
400ñ600 |
1250ñ1750 |
3000ñ5000 |
3244 |
ó rev Victoria Caesar NN, Victory adv. 1., hldg. trophy and palm branch; LXXII in r. field. RIC VII Ant 102ñ3. Note: LXXII ( = 72) appears only on one issue of Antioch, c. 336ñ337. It confirms that the solidus was struck at 72 to the Roman pound. |
900ñ1200 |
2000ñ3000 |
5000ñ8000 |
3245 |
AV 1-1/2 Scripulum (Nine-Siliqua) rev Principi Ivventvtis, Constantius II, in military garb, stg. r., hldg. spear and globe. RIC VII Nic 116. |
200ñ300 |
500ñ800 |
1500ñ2000 |
3246 |
AR Light Miliarensis |
300ñ400 |
900ñ1200 |
2000ñ3000 |
3247 |
ó rev Constantivs Caesar, four standards. RIC VII Tri 582ñ3. |
300ñ400 |
900ñ1200 |
2000ñ3000 |
3248 |
AR Heavy Siliqua |
70ñ100 |
150ñ200 |
400ñ600 |
Constantius II (as Caesar) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3249 |
ó obv No inscr., upward-gazing, diad. hd. r. rev Constantivs Caesar, Victory adv. 1., hldg. wreath and palm branch. RIC VII Her 146, Nic 187. |
200ñ300 |
400ñ600 |
1000ñ1500 |
3250 |
Billon Æ3 (nummus) (c. 17ñ22mm) |
ó |
5ñ15 |
30ñ50 |
3251 |
ó obv No inscr., laur., dr., cuir. bust 1. rev Constantivs NOB Caes or Constantivs Caesar in three lines, star or wreath above. RIC VII Rom 284,6, etc. |
20ñ40 |
70ñ100 |
150ñ200 |
3252 |
Billon Æ3/4 (nummus) (c. 15ñ18mm) rev Gloria Exercitvs, two soldiers stg. facing, hldg. spears and shields, two standards betw. RIC VII Thes 200, etc. |
ó |
5ñ15 |
20ñ40 |
3253 |
Billon Æ4 (nummus) (c. 13ñ16mm) As prev., but only one standard. RIC VII Thes 224, etc. |
ó |
5ñ15 |
20ñ40 |
Constantius II (as Augustus) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3254 |
AV Medallion of 4í 1/2 Solidi obv Diad., dr., cuir bust 1. rev Gloria Romanorvm, Constanti-nopolis enthroned 1., foot on prow terminating in eagleís hd., hldg. thrysus and Victory on globe. RIC VIII Ant 69. Note: Elaborately detailed and naturalistic, this is one of the finest examples of Late Antique numismatic art. For a companion piece, see no. 3326. |
10,000ñ15,000 |
40,000ñ60,000 |
100,000 + |
3255 |
AV ëFestaureusí obv Diad., dr., cuir. bust 1. rev Gloria Romanorvm, Constantius II, hldg. eagle-tipped scepter and distributing coins, stg. in facing fast quadriga, two horses each in opposite directions. RIC VIII Nic 77. Note: When this was struck the solidus was the Empireís standard gold coin and the aureus (at 60 to the pound) was a ceremonial item representing a 1ñ1/5 solidus. |
1250ñ1750 |
5000ñ8000 |
15,000ñ20,000 |
3256 |
AV Solidus. Illustrated p. 553. |
150ñ200 |
400ñ600 |
900ñ1200 |
3257 |
ó, Trier in revolt against Magnentius and Decentius, c. 353. rev Victoria AVG Nostri, Constantius II, in military garb, hldg. spear and globe, stg. at r.; to his 1., Victory, hldg. wreath and palm branch, departs 1., looking back. RIC VIII Tri 329ñ31. Note: These rare solidi were struck when Trier was under the leadership of a man named Poemenius. |
400ñ600 |
1500ñ2000 |
3000ñ5000 |
3258 |
ó obv Helm., diad. half-bust 3/4-facing, hldg. shield and spear rev Various types. |
125ñ175 |
200ñ300 |
500ñ800 |
3259 |
ó obv Diad. half-bust 1., wearing consular robes, hldg. globe and scepter rev Various types. |
250ñ350 |
900ñ1200 |
1500ñ2000 |
Constantius II (as Augustus) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3260 |
AV Semissis rev Victoria Avgvstorvm, Victory std. r., inscr. VOT XXX OR XXXX on shield supported by winged genius (cupid). RIC VIII Ant 92ñ3. |
150ñ200 |
400ñ600 |
1500ñ2000 |
3261 |
AV 1ñ1/2 Scripulum (Nine-Siliqua) |
150ñ200 |
400ñ600 |
1500ñ2000 |
3262 |
ó rev SIC X SIC XX in four lines in wreath. RIC VIII Sis 40. |
250ñ350 |
500ñ800 |
2000ñ3000 |
3263 |
ó As 3260; inscr. VOT XXX or XXXX. RIC VIII Nic 101, Ant 179. |
150ñ200 |
400ñ600 |
1500ñ2000 |
3264 |
AR Medallion of Four Siliquae rev Gavdivm Popvli Romani around wreath containing SIC XX SIC XXX in four lines. RIC VIII Sis 145. Note: At slightly more than 13.0g., this is also equivalent to three light miliarenses. |
2000ñ3000 |
7000ñ10,000 |
15,000ñ20,000 |
3265 |
AR Heavy Miliarensis |
300ñ400 |
900ñ1200 |
2000ñ3000 |
3266 |
ó rev Gavdivm Popvli Romani around wreath containing SIC X SIC XX. RIC VIII Sis 48. |
300ñ400 |
1000ñ1500 |
2500ñ3500 |
3267 |
AR Light Miliarensis |
300ñ400 |
900ñ1200 |
2000ñ3000 |
3268 |
ó rev Constantivs P F AVG, three standards. RIC VIII Thes 50. |
300ñ400 |
900ñ1200 |
2500ñ35002500ñ3500 |
3269 |
ó rev Felicitas Romanorvm, Constantius II and Constantius Gallus stg. side-by-side facing, hds. confr., both in military garb and hldg. scepter and globe, all beneath an arch supported by columns. RIC VIII Sirm 13. |
400ñ600 |
1000ñ1500 |
3000ñ5000 |
3270 |
AR Heavy Siliqua |
70ñ100 |
150ñ200 |
400ñ600 |
3271 |
ó obv No inscr., upward-gazing, diad. hd. r. rev Votis XV (or XX) Mvltis XX (or XXX) in wreath. RIC VIII Ant 35ñ6. |
200ñ300 |
400ñ600 |
1000ñ1500 |
3272 |
ó obv As prev. rev Constantivs Avgvstvs, Victory adv. 1., hldg. wreath and palm branch. RIC VIII Con 17ñ8. |
200ñ300 |
400ñ600 |
1000ñ1500 |
3273 |
ó rev Constantivs AVG, three upright palm branches, star above. RIC VIII Sis 61. |
70ñ100 |
150ñ200 |
500ñ800 |
3274 |
AR Heavy Half-Siliqua rev Victoria D D N N AVGG, Victory adv. 1., hldg. wreath and palm branch. RIC VIII Sis 178. |
250ñ350 |
500ñ800 |
|
3275 |
AR Light Siliqua |
30ñ50 |
70ñ100 |
150ñ200 |
Constantius II (as Augustus) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3276 |
Æ2 (c. 22ñ24mm), Trier in revolt against Magnentius and Decentius, c. 353. rev Salvs AVG Nostri, Chi-Rho flanked by A and co. RIC VIII Tri 332ñ6. Note: When the citizens of Trier revolted on behalf of Constantius II, they struck solidi (no. 3257) and these crude bronzes, which are underweight and virtually silver-free. The reverse has the Chi-Rho type of Magnentius, but instead of the usual inscription Salvs DD NN AVG ET CAES used by Magnentius, they are inscribed Salvs AVG Nostri. |
20ñ40 |
70ñ100 |
200ñ300 |
3277 |
Billon Æ2 (ëCentenionalisí) (c. 20ñ24mm) rev Fel Temp Reparatio, soldier adv. 1., spearing fallen horseman. RIC VIII Ale 72ñ3, etc. Note: Other standard types exist for this series. |
5ñ15 |
20ñ40 |
50ñ75 |
3278 |
ó As prev., but rev LXXII in field. RIC VIII Aqu 187ff, Sis 334ff. Note The LXXII shows that these ëreducedí billon Æ2ís (after c. 352) were struck at 72 to the Roman pound. Though weights vary because ?s were struck al marco, the target of c. 4.50g. fits well with the observed range of c. 3.0ñ4.7g. |
20ñ40 |
50ñ75 |
150ñ200 |
3279 |
Billon Æ3 (ëHalf-Centenionalisí) (c. 14ñ20mm) |
5ñ15 |
20ñ40 |
50ñ75 |
3280 |
ó rev Fel Temp Reparatio, rad. phoenix stg. r. on globe or mound of rocks. RIC VIII Tri 227, etc. Note: Negligible silver content. |
15ñ25 |
30ñ50 |
70ñ100 |
3281 |
ó rev Fel Temp Reparatio around large M, three pellets arranged across. RIC VIII Rom 313. Note: Known only for Constantius II at Rome. |
100ñ150 |
400ñ600 |
|
3282 |
Billon Æ4 (nummus) (c. 13ñ16mm) |
ó |
5ñ15 |
20ñ40 |
Note: For Festival of Isis issues, see nos. 3442ñ7. |
Magnentius, A.D. 350ñ353
BROTHER OR COUSIN OF DECENTIUS
HUSBAND OF JUSTINA (FUTURE w. OF VALENTINIAN I)
Examples of obverse inscriptions:
Augustus: |
D N MAGNENTIVS (P F) AVG |
IMP CAE MAGNENTIVS AVG |
|
MAGNENTIVS AVG |
3293
Busts are right-facing, bare-headed (or diademed), draped and cuirassed.
Magnentius (as Augustus) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3283 |
AV Medallion of Three Solidi obv Bare-headed, dr., cuir. bust r. rev Liberator Reipvblicae, Magnentius, nimbate, in military garb with flowing cloak, riding r. toward turreted fig. of Aquileia, hldg. scroll and cornucopia. RIC VIII Aqu 122. Note: This medallion of 351 commemorates Magnentiusí formal entry into this important mint-city. |
5000ñ8000 |
10,000ñ15,000 |
30,000ñ50,000 |
3284 |
AV Solidus |
700ñ1000 |
1500ñ2200 |
3000ñ5000 |
3285 |
AV Semissis |
700ñ1000 |
1250ñ1750 |
3,000ñ4,000 |
3286 |
AV 1ñ1/2 Scripulum (Nine-Siliqua) |
700ñ1000 |
1250ñ1750 |
3,000ñ4,000 |
3287 |
AR Medallion of Four Siliquae rev Trivmfator Gentivm Barbararvm, Magnentius, in military garb, stg. 1., hldg. spear and labarum. RIC VIII Aqu 141. Note: At about 13.0g., this is also equivalent to three light miliarenses. |
5000ñ8000 |
10,000ñ15,000 |
30,000ñ50,000 |
3288 |
AR Heavy Miliarensis |
700ñ1000 |
1500ñ2000 |
4000ñ6000 |
3289 |
ó rev Felicitas Perpetva around laurel wreath containing VOT V MVLT X in four lines; Lxaq ∑ in ex. RIC VIII Aqu 142. Note: The LX (=60) before the mint signature occurs only on two issues of Aquileia (the other for Constans), and presumably reflects the weight standard of 60 to the Roman pound at which heavy miliarenses were struck. |
900ñ1200 |
1750ñ2250 |
5000ñ8000 |
3290 |
AR Light Miliarensis |
400ñ600 |
1000ñ1500 |
2000ñ3000 |
3291 |
AR Heavy Siliqua |
200ñ300 |
400ñ600 |
1000ñ1500 |
3292 |
Billon Æ1 (ëDouble-Centenionalisí) (c. 27ñ30mm) |
50ñ75 |
150ñ200 |
400ñ600 |
Magnentius (as Augustus) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3293 |
ó rev Salvs Ddnn AVG ET Caes, Chi-Rho flanked by A and co. RIC VIII Ami 34, etc. Note: Of the many ëstandardí reverse types employed by Magnentius, this one is certainly the most creative, for it was meant to incite the Orthodox Christians of the west against the Arian Constantius II, who intended to reclaim the western provinces. |
50ñ75 |
150ñ200 |
400ñ600 |
3294 |
ó As prev., but design set in wreath. RIC VIII Arl 188, etc. |
50ñ75 |
150ñ250 |
500ñ700 |
3295 |
Billon Æ2 (ëCentenionalisí) (c. 22ñ25mm). Illustrated p. 556. |
20ñ40 |
50ñ75 |
100ñ150 |
3296 |
ó As 3293, but smaller. RIC VIII Ami 39, etc. |
20ñ40 |
70ñ100 |
150ñ200 |
3297 |
ó As 3294, but smaller. RIC VIII Arl 192, etc. |
20ñ40 |
70ñ100 |
150ñ200 |
3298 |
Billon Æ3 (ëHalf-Centenionalisí) (c. 14í 20mm) |
20ñ40 |
50ñ75 |
100ñ150 |
3299 |
ó rev Beatitvdo Pvblica, Magnentius, wearing consular robes, std. 1. on curule chair, raising r. hand and. hldg. scepter. RIC VIII Aqu 164ñ6. Note: Celebrates his consulship of 351. |
100ñ150 |
400ñ600 |
|
Note: For Festival of Isis issues, see no. 3448. |
Decentius
Caesar, A.D. 350ñ353
BROTHER OR COUSIN OF MAGNENTIUS
Examples of obverse inscriptions:
Caesar: |
D N DECENTIVS FORT (OR NOB) CAES |
D N DECENTIVS CAESAR |
|
DECENTIVS FOR CAES |
|
MAG DECENTIVS NOB CAES |
Busts are right-facing, bare-headed, draped and/or cuirassed.
Decentius (as Caesar) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3300 |
AV Solidus |
1000ñ1500 |
2000ñ3000 |
5000ñ8000 |
3301 |
AV Semissis rev Victoria D N Caes, Victory adv. 1., hldg. wreath and palm branch. RIC VIII Tri 282. |
1700ñ2500 |
5000ñ8000 |
ó |
Decentius (as Caesar) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3302 |
AV 1ñ1/2 Scripulum (Nine-Siliqua) As prev., but sometimes also VICTORIA D D N N CAES. RIC VIII Tri 283ñ4. |
1000ñ1500 |
3000ñ5000 |
ó |
3303 |
AR Heavy Miliarensis |
1000ñ1500 |
4000ñ6000 |
10,000ñ15,000 |
3304 |
AR Light Miliarensis rev Principi Ivventvtis, Decentius, in military garb, stg. r., hldg. spear and globe. RIC VIII Tri 303. |
900ñ1200 |
3000ñ5000 |
7000ñ10,000 |
3305 |
AR Heavy Siliqua |
1250ñ1750 |
4000ñ6000 |
ó |
3306 |
Billon Æ1 (ëDouble-Centenionalisí) (c. 27ñ30mm) |
50ñ75 |
150ñ200 |
400ñ600 |
3307 |
ó rev Salvs D D N N AVG ET CAES, Chi-Rho flanked by A and co. RIC VIII Ami 35, etc. |
50ñ75 |
150ñ200 |
400ñ600 |
3308 |
ó As prev., but design set in wreath. RIC VIII Arl 189, etc. |
50ñ75 |
150ñ250 |
500ñ700 |
3309 |
Billon Æ2 (ëCentenionalisí) (c. 22ñ25mm). Illustrated p. 558. |
20ñ40 |
50ñ75 |
100ñ150 |
3310 |
ó As 3307, but smaller. RIC VIII Ami 40, etc. |
20ñ40 |
70ñ100 |
150ñ200 |
3311 |
ó As 3308., but smaller. RIC VIII Arl 193, etc. |
20ñ40 |
70ñ100 |
150ñ200 |
3312 |
Billon Æ3 (ëHalf-Centenionalisí) (c. 14ñ20mm) |
20ñ40 |
50ñ75 |
100ñ150 |
Vetranio, A.D. 350
Obverse inscription:
Augustus: |
D N VETRANIO P F AVG |
Busts are right-facing, laureate, draped and cuirassed.
Vetranio (as Augustus) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3313 |
AV Solidus rev Salvator Reipvblicae, emperor, stg. at 1., hldg. labarum, crowned by Victory, stg. at r., hldg. palm branch. RIC VIII Sis 260. |
4000ñ6000 |
10,000ñ20,000 |
50,000 + |
3314 |
ó rev Virtvs Exercitvm, emperor stg. facing, hldg. spear and trophy, at the base of which sits a captive. RIC VIII Thes 124. |
4000ñ6000 |
10,000ñ20,000 |
50,000 + |
Vetranio (as Augustus) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3315 |
AR Heavy Miliarensis rev Gavdivm Popvli Romani, wreath containing VOT V MVL X betw. two palm branches. RIC VIII Sis 261. |
2000ñ3000 |
4000ñ6000 |
15,000ñ20,000 |
3316 |
ó rev Virtvs Exercitvm, emperor stg. facing, hldg. labarum, resting hand on shield. RIC VIII Thes 125. |
2000ñ3000 |
4000ñ6000 |
15,000ñ20,000 |
3317 |
AR Light Miliarensis rev Victoria Avgvstorvm, Victory adv. L, hldg. wreath and palm branch; a palm branch at 1. RIC VIII Sis 262ñ3. |
1500ñ2000 |
3000ñ5000 |
10,000ñ15,000 |
3318 |
AR Heavy Siliqua Sim. to prev. RIC VIII Sis 269. |
2000ñ3000 |
4000ñ6000 |
ó |
3319 |
Billon Æ2 (ëCentenionalisí) (c. 22ñ24mm) |
30ñ50 |
70ñ100 |
250ñ350 |
3320 |
ó rev HOC Signo Victor Eris, type as 3313. RIC VIII Sis 275ff. Illustrated p. 559. |
30ñ50 |
100ñ150 |
300ñ400 |
3321 |
Billon Æ3 (ëHalf-Centenionalisí) (c. 14ñ20mm) |
20ñ40 |
50ñ75 |
150ñ200 |
Note: Vetranio struck coins at Siscia and Thessalonica in the name of Constantius II.
Nepotian, A.D. 350
GRANDSON OF CONSTANTIUS I AND THEODORA
COUSIN OF DELMATIUS, HANNIBALLIANUS, CONSTANTIUS GALLUS, JULIAN II AND LICINIUS II
HALF-COUSIN OF CRISPUS, CONSTANTINE II, CONSTANTIUS II, CONSTANS, CONSTANTINA (w. OF HANNIBALLIANUS & CONSTANTIUS GALLUS) AND HELENA THE YOUNGER (w. OF JULIAN II)
Obverse inscriptions:
Augustus: |
D N IVL NEPOTIAN VS P F AVG |
FL NEP CONSTANTIN VS AVG |
|
FL POP NEPOTIANVS P F AVG |
Bust types vary, and are described in the catalog entries.
Nepotian (as Augustus) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3322 |
AV Solidus obv Pearl-diad., dr., cuir. bust r. rev Vrbs Roma, Roma enthroned 1., hldg. spear and globe surmounted by Chi-Rho, a shield at her side. RIC VIII Rom 167. |
7000ñ10,000 |
20,000ñ30,000 |
75,000 + |
Nepotian (as Augustus) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3323 |
Billon Æ2 (ëCentenionalisí) (c. 22ñ24mm) obv Bare-headed, dr., cuir. bust r. rev Gloria Romanorvm, Nepotian riding r., spearing barbarian with outstretched arms; shield and broken spear below, star in r. field. RIC VIII Rom 200. Illustrated p. 560. |
1250ñ1750 |
3000ñ5000 |
7000ñ10,000 |
3324 |
ó obv As prev. rev As 3322, but globe surmounted by Victory. RIC VIII Rom 202. |
1250ñ1750 |
3000ñ5000 |
7000ñ10,000 |
3325 |
ó obv Laurel-and-rosette diad., dr., cuir. bust r. rev As prev. RIC VIII Rom 203. |
1250ñ1750 |
3000ñ5000 |
7000ñ10,000 |
Note: Nepotian struck coins at Rome in the name of Constantius II.
Constantius Gallus
Caesar, A.D. 351ñ354
GRANDSON OF CONSTANTIUS I AND THEODORA
HALF-BROTHER OF JULIAN II
COUSIN OF DELMATIUS, HANNIBALLIANUS, LICINIUS II AND NEPOTIAN
HALF-COUSIN OF CRISPUS, CONSTANTINE II, CONSTANTIUS II, CONSTANS, AND HELENA THE YOUNGER (w. OF JULIAN II)
Examples of obverse inscriptions:
Caesar: |
CONSTANTIVS CAE |
CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES |
|
D N CONSTANTIVS IVN NOB C |
|
D N (FL) CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES |
Busts are right-facing, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed.
Constantius Gallus (as Caesar) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3326 |
AV Medallion of 4ñ1/2 Solidi obv Bare-headed, dr., cuir bust 1. rev Gloria Romanorvm, Con-stantinopolis enthroned 1., foot on prow with lionís hd., hldg. thrysus and Victory on globe. RIC VIII Ant 71 A. Note: For an equally large and impressive medallion, see no. 3254. |
10,000ñ15,000 |
40,000ñ60,000 |
100,000 + |
3327 |
AV Solidus |
250ñ350 |
1000ñ1500 |
3000ñ5000 |
Constantius Gai?us (as Caesar) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3328 |
AV Semissis rev Gloria Reipvblicae or Victoria Avgvstorvm, Victory std. r. on cuirass, shield behind, hldg. shield inscr. Votis V (or wreath with star) supported by winged genius (cupid). RIC VIII Ant 94ñ6. |
250ñ350 |
900ñ1200 |
2000ñ3000 |
3329 |
AV 1ñ1/2 Scripulum (Nine-Siliqua) As prev. RIC VIII Ant 100ñ1. |
250ñ350 |
900ñ1200 |
2000ñ3000 |
3330 |
AR Heavy Miliarensis |
900ñ1200 |
3000ñ5000 |
7000ñ10,000 |
3331 |
AR Light Miliarensis |
900ñ1200 |
3000ñ5000 |
7000ñ10,000 |
3332 |
AR Heavy Siliqua |
200ñ300 |
500ñ800 |
1500ñ2000 |
3333 |
ó rev No inscr., star in wreath with medallion at top. RIC VIII Arl 209ñ10, etc. |
250ñ350 |
500ñ800 |
1750ñ2250 |
3334 |
Billon Æ2 (ëCentenionalisí) (c. 20ñ24mm). Illustrated p. 561. |
5ñ15 |
20ñ40 |
50ñ75 |
3335 |
ó rev Fel Temp Reparatio, soldier adv. L, spearing fallen horseman, LXXII in field. RIC VIII Aqu 189ff, Sis 335ff. Note The LXXII shows that these ëreducedí billon Æ2ís (after c. 352) were struck at 72 to the Roman pound. Though weights vary because ?s were struck al marco, the target of c. 4.50g. fits in the range of c. 3.0ñ4.7g. |
20ñ40 |
50ñ75 |
150ñ200 |
3336 |
Billon Æ3 (ëHalf-Centenionalisí) (c. 14ñ20mm) |
5ñ15 |
20ñ40 |
50ñ75 |
Note: For Festival of Isis issues, see no. 3449. |
The values are estimates for conservatively graded, essentially problem-free coins. Defects or merits will alter prices, often significantly. Dashes (ó) indicate values which cannot be accurately determined (at the high end) or which are negligible (at the low end). Coins with the same value range are not always equally valuable, for they may represent different ends of the same spectrum.
Julian II, A.D. 360ñ363
Caesar: A.D. 355ñ360 (under Constantius II)
Augustus: A.D. 360ñ361 (rival of Constantius II) A.D. 361ñ363 (sole reign)
GRANDSON OF CONSTANTIUS I AND THEODORA
HALF-BROTHER OF CONSTANTIUS GALLUS
COUSIN OF DELMATIUS, HANNIBALLIANUS, LICINIUS II AND NEPOTIAN
HALF-COUSIN OF CRISPUS, CONSTANTINE II, CONSTANTIUS II, CONSTANS AND CONSTANTINA (w. OF HANNIBALLIANUS & CONSTANTIUS GALLUS)
Examples of obverse inscriptions:
Caesar: |
D N CL IVLIANVS NOB CAES |
D N IVLIANVS NOB C(AES) |
|
FL CL IVLIANVS NOB C(AES) |
|
Augustus: |
D N CL IVLIANVS AVG |
D N FL CL IVLIANVS P F AVG |
|
FL CL IVLIANVS PERP AVG |
|
FL CL IVLIANVS P F (or P P) AVG |
|
IVLIANVS AVG |
As Caesar, busts are right-facing, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed. As Augustus, except where noted, busts are right-facing, diademed, draped and cuirassed.
Julian II (as Caesar) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3337 |
AV Solidus |
250ñ350 |
900ñ1200 |
2000ñ3000 |
3338 |
AV Semissis rev Victoria Avgvstorvm, Victory std. r., inscr. VOT V on shield supported by winged genius (cupid). RIC VIII Arl 240. |
250ñ350 |
900ñ1200 |
2000ñ3000 |
3339 |
AV 1ñ1/2 Scripulum (Nine-Siliqua) As prev. RIC VIII Arl 242. |
250ñ350 |
900ñ1200 |
2000ñ3000 |
3340 |
AR Heavy Miliarensis rev D N Ivlianvs (Nob) Caes, three standards. RIC VIII Arl 247ñ9. |
500ñ800 |
2000ñ3000 |
4000ñ6000 |
3341 |
AR Light Miliarensis rev Virtvs Exercitvs, soldier stg. r., hldg. spear, leaning on shield. RIC VIII Thes 204. Note: Heavy miliarenses of this type were also struck. |
400ñ600 |
1250ñ1750 |
3000ñ5000 |
3342 |
AR Heavy Siliqua rev Votis V Mvltis X in four lines in wreath. RIC VIII Thes 206, etc. |
80ñ120 |
200ñ300 |
500ñ800 |
Julian II (as Caesar) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3343 |
ó rev No inscr., star in wreath with medallion at top. RIC VIII Arl 255. |
100ñ150 |
250ñ350 |
700ñ1000 |
3344 |
ó rev Votis V in two lines in wreath. RIC VIII Nic 102a. |
80ñ120 |
200ñ300 |
500ñ800 |
3345 |
AR Light Siliqua rev As 3342. RIC VIII Arl 263ñ5. |
20ñ40 |
70ñ100 |
150ñ200 |
3346 |
ó As 3343. RIC VIII Arl 257. |
80ñ120 |
200ñ300 |
500ñ800 |
3347 |
Billon Æ3 (ëHalf-Centenionalisí) (c. 14ñ20mm) |
5ñ15 |
20ñ40 |
50ñ75 |
3348 |
Æ4 (c. 1347mm) rev Spes Reipvblice, Julian, in military garb, stg. r., hldg. globe and spear. RIC VIII Ale 88. |
5ñ15 |
20ñ40 |
50ñ75 |
Julian II (as Augustus) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3349 |
AV Solidus |
250ñ350 |
900ñ1200 |
2000ñ3000 |
3350 |
ó obv Pearhdiad. half-bust 1., wearing consular robes, hldg. scepter and mappa rev Virtvs Exercitvs Romanorvm, Julian II, wearing consular robes, hldg. scepter and mappa, enthroned facing or stg. 1. RIC VIII Ant 204ñ6. Note: Struck in celebration of Julianís fourth consulship. |
400ñ600 |
1250ñ1750 |
5000ñ8000 |
3351 |
AV Semissis rev Victoria D D N N AVGG, Victory std. r., inscr. VOT X on shield supported by winged genius (cupid). RIC VIII Lyo 207. |
250ñ350 |
900ñ1200 |
2000ñ3000 |
3352 |
AV 1ñ1/2 Scripulum (Nine-Siliqua) rev Gloria (or Victoria) Romanorvm, type as prev., but VOT XX on shield. RIC VIII Ant 207ñ9. |
250ñ350 |
900ñ1200 |
2000ñ3000 |
3353 |
AR Light Miliarensis |
400ñ600 |
1250ñ1750 |
3000ñ5000 |
3354 |
ó rev Victoria Romanorvm, Julian, in military garb, stg. facing, hldg. scepter and globe, being crowned from behind by Victory, all beneath an arch supported by columns. RIC VIII Sirm 104. |
500ñ800 |
2000ñ3000 |
4000ñ6000 |
3355 |
AR Heavy Siliqua rev Victoria Avgvsti N, Victory adv. 1., hldg. wreath and palm branch. RIC VIII Rom 325ñ6. |
80ñ120 |
200ñ300 |
500ñ800 |
3356 |
AR Light Siliqua |
20ñ40 |
70ñ100 |
150ñ200 |
3357 |
AR Light Half-Siliqua rev Victoria Perpetv, Victory adv. L, hldg. wreath and palm branch. RIC VIII Tri 366. |
400ñ600 |
1000ñ1500 |
ó |
Julian II (as Augustus) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3358 |
Billon Æ1 (ëMaiorinaí) (c. 27ñ30mm) rev Secvritas Reipvb, bull stg. r., hd. si. facing, two stars above, sometimes eagle before. RIC VIII Arl 313ñ23, etc. Note: For theories on the meaning of Julianís bull, see his Numismatic Note. Illustrated p. 563. |
30ñ50 |
100ñ150 |
400ñ600 |
3359 |
Æ3 (c. 19ñ21mm) obv Helm., cuir. bust 1., hldg. spear and shield rev Vot X Mvlt XX in four lines in wreath. RIC VIII Sirm 108. |
5ñ15 |
20ñ40 |
50ñ75 |
3360 |
Æ4 (c. 1347mm) As 3348. RIC VIII Lyo 220ñ1,35, etc. |
5ñ15 |
20ñ40 |
50ñ75 |
Note: For Festival of Isis issues, see no. 3379 and nos. 3450ñ60. |
Note: Julianís effigies as Augustus are both clean-shaven and bearded, with latter type being engraved in several different styles.
Jovian, A.D. 363ñ364
Obverse inscriptions:
Augustus: |
D N IOVIANVS P F (or P F P) AVG |
D N IOVIANVS P F P P AVG |
|
D N IOVIANVS PEp (or PERP) AVG |
Busts are right-facing, diademed, draped and cuirassed.
Jovian (as Augustus) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3361 |
AV Solidus. Illustrated above. |
300ñ400 |
700ñ1000 |
1750ñ2250 |
3362 |
AV 1ñ1/2 Scripulum (Nine-Siliqua) rev Victoria Avgvsti, Victory std. r., inscr. VOT V MVL X on shield supported by winged genius (cupid). RIC VIII Con 171. |
400ñ600 |
900ñ1200 |
2000ñ3000 |
3363 |
AR Heavy Miliarensis rev Votis V Mvltis X in four lines in wreath. RIC VIII Ant 225. |
1000ñ1500 |
4000ñ6000 |
ó |
3364 |
AR Light Miliarensis rev Gloria Romanorvm, Jovian, in military garb, stg. facing, hd. r., hldg. spear and globe, beneath fluted archway supported by columns. RIC VIII Ant 226. |
1000ñ1500 |
4000ñ6000 |
ó |
Jovian (as Augustus) |
F |
VF |
EF |
3365 |
ó rev Restitvtor Reip, Jovian, in military garb, stg. 1., hd. r., hldg. labarum and Victory on globe. RIC VIII Arl 328. |
1000ñ1500 |
4000ñ6000 |
ó |
3366 |
AR Heavy Siliqua rev VOT V Mvlt X in four lines in wreath. RIC VIII Arl 329. Note: This type is shared with light siliquae, and they may only be distinguished by weight. |
70ñ100 |
200ñ300 |
500ñ800 |
3367 |
AR Light Siliqua |
50ñ75 |
100ñ150 |
250ñ350 |
3368 |
Billon Æ1 (ëMaiorinaí) (c. 27ñ30mm) |
70ñ100 |
250ñ350 |
500ñ800 |
3369 |
Æ3 (c. 19ñ21mm) rev VOT V or VOT V MVLT X in wreath. RIC VIII Con 178ñ9, etc. |
5ñ15 |
20ñ40 |
70ñ100 |
Note: For Festival of Isis issues, see nos. 3461ñ7. |
Festival of Isis Coinage
As the Roman Empire underwent a transformation from paganism to Christianity under Constantine the Great, the vestiges of Greek and Roman religions began to fade from all forms of art, including coinage. One pagan remnant which survived into the later 4th Century was an annual commemorative coinage for the Festival of Isis held each year in Rome. The Festival of Isis coins are among the most interí esting of all Roman coins, for they depict aspects of Egypto-Roman paganism which, except on provincial issues, did not occur on Roman coins, even in the age when paganism was the official state religion.
The Festival coins are often called small medallions because they had a specific ceremonial function, and because the vast majority of them are struck in brass (orichalcum), an expensive alloy of copper which had been long-abandoned on regular coinage. Much like the contemporary ëcontorniatesí (which also have pagan images), there is no doubt that the Festival of Isis issues were struck by the government at the mint of Rome.
Both the ëImperialí issues (bearing the portraits of emperors) and the ëanonymousí issues (with the portraits of deities) were probably distributed at the Festival of Isis in Rome (the navigium Isidis) or possibly on the occasions of Imperial vows, which occured on January 3, for the standard inscription is Vota Pvblica (ëpublic vowsí). Indeed, a brass ëmedalletí of Constantine II inscribed Vota Vicennalior (no. 3207) seems closely related to the Vota Pvblica issues cataloged below. It is also of interest that some of the earliest Festival of Isis coins have Vota Pvblica reverses paired with ëabdicationí obverses of Diocletian and Maximian.
A large percentage of these festival coins were pierced in ancient times, indieating that they were used as amulets worn about the neck or nailed to the frames of buildings or to sarcophagi. The coins were never common, even in ancient times, and they obviously were valued as keepsakes. We may be sure that their role in commerce, if any was intended, was not a significant consideration.
Isis was an important goddess to the Romans, for she had many guises. Two of them which apply to this coinage were that of a sea goddess and as guarantor of the abundance of harvests and the fertility of fields. Since Egypt was a vital source of grain for the Empire, and this grain was delivered by ship, it is only natural that Isis ó in her dual-capacity ó would have relevance.
The first Festival of Isis issues were struck by Diocletian and his three colleagues, but they are exceedingly rare and have not been cataloged here. Thereafter, following a single issue by Licinius I, production began on a more sizeable scale under Constantine the Great, and continued until the 380s, when the last dateable issues were struck by Valentinian II.
Though a great many types are known for the Festival of Isis coinage, this comes as no surprise considering they were probably struck each and every year for the better part of a century. However, the quantities must have been small, as few survive. A short listing of types from 337 to 364 is offered in RIC volume VIII, pp. 300ñ305, but the best coverage is offered in Andreas Alföldis doctoral dissertation A Festival of Isis in Rome Under the Christian Emperors of the IVth Century. This monumental work, published in 1937 as part of the Dissertadones Pannonicae (for the Institute of Numismatics and Archaeology of the Pázmány-University, Budapest), is regrettably as rare as the coins themselves.
The catalog that follows is virtually complete, and is based on Alfoldis work. The listings are divided between ëanonymousí and ëImperial portraití issues, both of which make use of the same table of reverse types. The ëanonymousí listings are subdivided by obverse type based on design content, and the ëImperial portraití listings are arranged in chronological order by emperor. Values are only approximate, and are based on design content, size and rarity. Slight surface porosity is to be expected.
Reverse Types of Festival of Isis Coins
Except where noted, all reverses are inscribed Vota Pvblica. Grammatical errors are common.
Reverse Types of Festival of Isis Coins
A |
Sol-Serapis stg. r., raising r. hand and hldg. globe in 1. |
Ba |
Serapis stg. r., raising r. hand and hldg. globe in 1. |
Bb |
Serapis stg. r., hldg. scepter, placing hand on hd. of devotee kneeling at 1. |
Be |
Deo Sarapidi, Serapis, std. facing on throne, hldg. grain ears and scepter |
Ca |
Isis adv. (or stg.) 1., hldg. sistrum and situla |
Cb |
Isis stg. facing, looking 1., raising r. hand |
Cc |
Isis, stg. facing, looking r. or 1., hldg. sistrum, situla and/or sometimes a discshaped object or dish of fruit |
Cd |
Isis, stg. facing, looking r., hldg. branch and uncertain disc-shaped object (dish of fruit?) |
Reverse Types of Festival of Isis Coins
Ce |
Isis stg. facing, looking 1., raising both hands (sistrum in r. hand?) |
Cf |
Isis as mummy, adv. L, hldg. scepter and laying raised 1. arm on breast |
Cg |
Isis as sea-goddess, reel, to r., hldg. cornucopia with both hands |
Ch |
Isis std., facing, suckling Horus |
Ci |
Isis stg. r. in galley, supporting sail |
Cj |
Isis stg. 1., looking either r. or 1., in galley, supporting sail |
Ck |
Isis, hldg. sistrum, std. 1. in galley traveling r. |
Cl |
Isis stg. 1. in galley, hldg. sistrum in raised r. hand and situla in 1. hand, several rowers below her |
Cm |
Isis std. 1. in galley, hldg. sistrum, several rowers before her at 1. |
Cn |
Isis, hldg. sistrum, in cart drawn 1. by two mules |
Co |
NO INSCRIPTION, Isis, hldg. sistrum, in cart drawn 1. by two mules |
Cp |
Isis, hldg. sistrum, in cart drawn 1. by two mules which are accompanied by Anubis hldg. branch |
Cq |
Isis, facing and hldg. sistrum and basket or disc(?), in cart drawn by two sphinxes, in front of cart Horus stg. and the Sothis dog, sometimes rad., bounding, waves below |
Cr |
NO INSCRIPTION, Isis, facing and hldg. sistrum and basket or disc(?), in cart drawn by two sphinxes, in front of cart Horus stg. and the Sothis dog, sometimes rad., bounding, waves below |
Cs |
Isis, hldg. sistrum and scepter, sitting on the back of the Sothis dog, bounding r. and looking back |
Ct |
Isis, with sistrum and situla, and Anubis, with palm branch and caduceus, both adv. 1. |
Cu |
Isis, stg. 1. and hldg. sistrum, embraces Anubis, stg. r. and hldg. caduceus |
Cv |
Isis and winged Nephtis, each wearing elephant headdresses, stg. confr., joining their raised hands (or slight variety of this description) |
Cw |
Isis and Osiris, with lower bodies of serpents, confr., jointly raising a sacred vessel, from which the uraeus-snake sometimes emerges |
Da |
Anubis stg. 1., hldg. sistrum and caduceus |
Db |
Anubis stg. 1., hldg. branch and caduceus |
Dc |
Anubis, wearing long robe and hldg. sistrum, std. at prow of ship, facing r. |
E |
Harpocrates stg. 1., setting his r. forefinger to his mouth, and hldg. a cornucopia in 1. |
F |
Nilus reel, to r., hldg. ship and sometimes a reed |
Ga |
Sphinx, sitting r., raising r. foreleg |
Gb |
Sphinx, sitting 1., raising foreleg |
Reverse Types of Festival of Isis Coins
Ha |
Devotee of Isis kneeling r., arms outstretched |
Hb |
Devotee of Isis stg. r., hldg. basket on her hd. |
He |
Devotee of Isis adv. r., hldg. in each hand a candelabrum |
Hd |
Devotee of Isis stg. facing, hldg. two burning torches |
He |
Devotee of Isis adv. r. with cow(?)í topped standard over shoulder |
I |
Cupid, brandishing whip, stg. on back of sea-monster with the upper body of a bull and tail of a fish adv. r., dolphin below |
J |
Neptune, at 1., stg. r., 1. foot on prow, hldg. dolphin and trident, facing Isis at r., stg. 1., hldg. sistrum and sacred vessel |
K |
Two naked deities stg. facing, emerging from a calyx of lotus, hldg. snakes and a small, uncertain object; betw. them at their feet a sacred vessel with the uraeuSí Snake |
Anonymous Coins of the Festival of Isis
Except where noted, coins with Isis alone have the obverse inscription Isis Faria; all others are inscribed Deo Sarapidi or Deo Serapidi. Grammatical errors are common.
Anonymous Coins of the Festival of Isis |
F |
VF |
EF |
obv Rad, dr. bust r. or 1. of Sol-Serapis, wearing modius |
||||
3370 |
Æ3 rev Ca,Ci,Da |
200ñ400 |
500ñ800 |
1000ñ1500 |
3371 |
ó. rev Cb,Ch,Cn,Db,E |
200ñ400 |
500ñ800 |
1000ñ1500 |
3372 |
ó. rev Cg,Ct,Cw,Ha,He |
400ñ600 |
900ñ1200 |
ó |
3373 |
Æ4 rev Ca,Ci,Da,F |
80ñ120 |
150ñ200 |
500ñ800 |
3374 |
ó. rev Db,E,Ga |
100ñ150 |
200ñ300 |
700ñ900 |
3375 |
ó. rev Ce |
150ñ200 |
250ñ350 |
850ñ1000 |
3376 |
ó. rev Cg,Hd,I |
250ñ500 |
700ñ1000 |
1500ñ2000 |
obv Rad., dr. half-bust r. or 1. of Sol-Serapis, wearing modius and raising r. hand |
||||
3377 |
Æ3 rev Ba,Ca,Da |
200ñ400 |
500ñ800 |
1000ñ1500 |
3378 |
ó. rev Cs,Cv |
400ñ600 |
900ñ1200 |
ó |
obv Vota Pvblica, rad., dr. bust r. of Sol-Serapis, wearing modius; bearded with features of Julian II |
||||
3379 |
Æ3 rev Da |
400ñ600 |
900ñ1200 |
ó |
obv Rad., dr. facing bust of Sol-Serapis, wearing modius |
||||
3380 |
Æ3 rev Ch |
400ñ600 |
900ñ1200 |
ó |
obv Dr. bust r. or 1. of Serapis, wearing modius |
||||
3381 |
Æ3 rev A,Ca,Ci,Da |
200ñ400 |
500ñ800 |
1000ñ1500 |
3382 |
ó. rev Ch,Cn |
200ñ400 |
500ñ800 |
1000ñ1500 |
3383 |
ó. rev Cs |
250ñ500 |
700ñ1000 |
1500ñ2000 |
Anonymous Coins of the Festival of Isis |
F |
VF |
EF |
3384 |
Æ4 rev A,Ba,Ci,Da,F |
80ñ120 |
150ñ200 |
500ñ800 |
3385 |
ó. rev Ch,Cn,Db,E,Ga |
100ñ150 |
200ñ300 |
700ñ900 |
3386 |
ó. rev Cf |
250ñ500 |
700ñ1000 |
1500ñ2000 |
obv Dr. half-bust 1. of Serapis, hldg. sistrum, wearing modius |
||||
3387 |
Æ3 rev Cv |
400ñ600 |
900ñ1200 |
ó |
obv Dr. facing bust of Serapis, wearing modius |
||||
3388 |
Æ4 rev Ci,Da,F |
150ñ200 |
250ñ350 |
850ñ1000 |
obv Dr. bust r. of Isis, wearing hem-hem crown |
||||
3389 |
Æ3 rev A,Ba,Ca,Ci,Da,F |
200ñ400 |
500ñ800 |
1000ñ1500 |
3390 |
ó. rev Ch,Cn,Db,E |
200ñ400 |
500ñ800 |
1000ñ1500 |
3391 |
ó. rev Cs |
250ñ500 |
700ñ1000 |
1500ñ2000 |
3392 |
ó. rev Cg,Cq |
400ñ600 |
900ñ1200 |
ó |
3393 |
Æ4 rev Ca,Ci,Da,F |
80ñ120 |
150ñ200 |
500ñ800 |
3394 |
ó. rev Cb,E,Ga,Gb |
100ñ150 |
200ñ300 |
700ñ900 |
3395 |
ó. rev Cc |
150ñ200 |
250ñ350 |
850ñ1000 |
obv De Isidi, dr. bust r. of Isis, wearing hem-hem crown |
||||
3396 |
Æ3 rev Ca,Ci,F |
250ñ500 |
700ñ1000 |
1500ñ2000 |
obv Vota Pvblica, dr. bust r. of Isis, wearing hem-hem crown |
||||
3397 |
Æ3 rev Da |
250ñ500 |
700ñ1000 |
1500ñ2000 |
3398 |
Æ4 rev A,E,F |
150ñ200 |
250ñ350 |
850ñ1000 |
obv Dr. half-bust 1. of Isis, hldg. sistrum, wearing hem-hem crown |
||||
3399 |
Æ3 rev Ba,Ca,Ci,Da,F |
200ñ400 |
500ñ800 |
1000ñ1500 |
3400 |
ó. rev Ch,Cn |
250ñ500 |
700ñ1000 |
1500ñ2000 |
Anonymous Coins of the Festival of Isis |
F |
VF |
EF |
3401 |
ó. rev Cs |
400ñ600 |
900ñ1200 |
ó |
3402 |
ó. rev Cv,Hc |
ó |
ó |
ó |
3403 |
Æ4 rev Ci,Da |
100ñ150 |
200ñ300 |
700ñ900 |
obv Dea Isis Faria, dr. half-bust 1. of Isis, hldg. sistrum, wearing hem-hem crown |
||||
3404 |
Æ4 rev Ci |
150ñ200 |
250ñ350 |
850ñ1000 |
obv Vota Pvblica, dr. half-bust 1. of Isis, hldg. sistrum, wearing consular robes and hem-hem crown |
||||
3405 |
Æ3 rev Ci |
250ñ500 |
700ñ1000 |
1500ñ2000 |
3406 |
ó. rev Ch, |
400ñ600 |
900ñ1200 |
ó |
3407 |
ó. rev Cs,Cu,Hb |
ó |
ó |
ó |
obv Dr. facing bust of Isis, wearing hem-hem crown |
||||
3408 |
Æ3 rev Ci |
250ñ500 |
700ñ1000 |
1500ñ2000 |
3409 |
ó. rev Cs |
ó |
ó |
ó |
obv Dr. facing bust of Isis, wearing hem-hem crown, hldg. sistrum |
||||
3410 |
Æ4 rev Da |
150ñ200 |
250ñ350 |
850ñ1000 |
3411 |
ó. rev E |
250ñ500 |
700ñ1000 |
1500ñ2000 |
3412 |
ó. rev Be |
400ñ600 |
ó |
ó |
obv Jugate busts r. of Sol-Serapis, rad., dr. and wearing modius, and Isis, wearing hem-hem crown |
||||
3413 |
Æ3 rev Ci |
200ñ400 |
500ñ800 |
1000ñ1500 |
3414 |
ó. rev Bb |
ó |
ó |
ó |
obv Jugate busts r. or 1. of Serapis, dr. and wearing modius, and Isis, wearing hem-hem crown |
||||
3415 |
Æ3 rev A,Ca,Ci,Da,F |
200ñ400 |
500ñ800 |
1000ñ1500 |
3416 |
ó. rev Ch,Cn |
250ñ500 |
700ñ1000 |
1500ñ2000 |
Anonymous Coins of the Festival of Isis |
F |
VF |
EF |
3417 |
ó. rev Cc,Cs |
400ñ600 |
900ñ1200 |
ó |
3418 |
ó. rev Cv |
ó |
ó |
ó |
3419 |
ó. obv Isis also hldg. sistrum rev Cs |
ó |
ó |
ó |
obv Vota Pvblica, jugate busts r. of Serapis, dr. and wearing modius, and Isis, wearing hem-hem crown and hldg. sistrum |
||||
3420 |
Æ3 rev Da,Ci |
250ñ400 |
700ñ1000 |
1500ñ2000 |
3421 |
ó. rev Cc |
ó |
ó |
ó |
obv Deo Sarapidi(?), confr. busts of Serapis, dr. and wearing modius; and Isis, wearing hem-hem crown and hldg. sistrum |
||||
3422 |
Æ3 rev Ch |
ó |
ó |
ó |
Imperial Portrait Coins of the Festival of Isis
Except where noted, obverses have the right-facing, laureate bust of the emperor named in the accompanying inscription. Busts are usually draped and/or cuirassed.
Imperial Portrait Coins of the Festival of Isis |
F |
VF |
EF |
Licinius I, A.D. 308ñ324 |
||||
3423 |
Æ4 rev Ca |
250ñ500 |
700ñ1000 |
1500ñ2000 |
Constantine I, as Augustus, A.D. 307ñ337 |
||||
3424 |
Æ3 rev Ca,Ci,Cj |
200ñ400 |
500ñ800 |
1000ñ1500 |
3425 |
ó. rev Ck |
400ñ600 |
900ñ1200 |
ó |
3426 |
Æ3/4 rev Cl |
250ñ500 |
700ñ1000 |
1500ñ2000 |
3427 |
ó. rev Da |
150ñ200 |
250ñ350 |
850ñ1000 |
3428 |
ó. rev Db |
200ñ400 |
500ñ800 |
1000ñ1500 |
3429 |
ó. rev Dc |
500ñ800 |
ó |
ó |
3430 |
Æ4 rev Ca,Cj |
100ñ150 |
200ñ300 |
700ñ900 |
3431 |
ó. rev J |
400ñ600 |
900ñ1200 |
ó |
3432 |
ó. rev Db |
150ñ200 |
250ñ350 |
850ñ1000 |
Imperial Portrait Coins of the Festival of Isis |
F |
VF |
EF |
Crispus, as Caesar, A.D. 316ñ326 |
||||
3433 |
Æ3 rev Cm |
400ñ600 |
900ñ1200 |
ó |
3434 |
Æ3/4 rev Ca |
150ñ200 |
250ñ350 |
850ñ1000 |
3435 |
Æ4 rev Cl(?) |
250ñ500 |
700ñ1000 |
1500ñ2000 |
3436 |
ó. rev Cj, Db, |
150ñ200 |
250ñ350 |
850ñ1000 |
Constantine II, as Caesar, A.D. 316ñ337 |
||||
3437 |
Æ4 rev Ca,Cj,Da |
100ñ150 |
200ñ300 |
700ñ900 |
3438 |
ó. rev Cc( ?) |
250ñ500 |
700ñ1000 |
1500ñ2000 |
3439 |
ó. rev Db |
150ñ200 |
250ñ350 |
850ñ1000 |
Constans, as Augustus, A.D. 337ñ350 |
||||
3440 |
Æ4 rev Cj(?) |
150ñ200 |
250ñ350 |
850ñ1000 |
3441 |
ó. rev Db |
250ñ500 |
700ñ1000 |
1500ñ2000 |
Constantius II, as Caesar, A.D. 324ñ337 |
||||
3442 |
Æ4 rev Cj,Db |
150ñ200 |
250ñ350 |
850ñ1000 |
Constantius II, as Augustus, A.D. 337ñ361 |
||||
3443 |
Æ3/4 rev Cj |
150ñ200 |
250ñ350 |
850ñ1000 |
3444 |
Æ4 rev Cj,Da,Db |
100ñ150 |
200ñ300 |
700ñ900 |
3445 |
ó. rev Co |
400ñ600 |
900ñ1200 |
ó |
obv Diad. half-bust r. or 1. of Constantius II, wearing consular robes, hldg. scepter and sometimes also a branch(?) |
||||
3446 |
Æ4 rev Cj |
150ñ200 |
250ñ350 |
850ñ1000 |
3447 |
ó. rev Co |
500ñ800 |
ó |
ó |
Magnentius, A.D. 350ñ353 |
||||
3448 |
Æ3/4 rev Ci(?),F |
200ñ400 |
500ñ800 |
1000ñ1500 |
Constantius Gallus, A.D. 351ñ354 |
Imperial Portrait Coins of the Festival of Isis |
F |
VF |
EF |
3449 |
Æ3/4 rev Ci,F |
200ñ400 |
500ñ800 |
1000ñ1500 |
Julian II, as Augustus, A.D. 360ñ363 (see also no. 3379) |
||||
3450 |
Æ2 rev Ch |
1000ñ1500 |
1500ñ2500 |
3000ñ5000 |
3451 |
ó. rev Cs |
1000ñ1500 |
1500ñ2500 |
3000ñ5000 |
3452 |
ó. rev Cv |
1000ñ1500 |
2000ñ3000 |
ó |
3453 |
Æ4 rev Ci(?) |
100ñ150 |
200ñ300 |
700ñ900 |
3454 |
ó. rev Cn |
150ñ200 |
250ñ350 |
850ñ1000 |
obv Diad., cuir half-bust 1. of Julian II, hldg. Victory on globe and a shield with she-wolf and twins |
||||
3455 |
AR Medallion rev Da (or Db) |
ó |
ó |
ó |
3456 |
Æ2 rev Ch |
1000ñ1500 |
1500ñ2500 |
3000ñ5000 |
3457 |
ó. rev Cd |
1000ñ1500 |
2000ñ3000 |
ó |
3458 |
ó. rev K,Cr,Cw |
1000ñ1500 |
2000ñ3000 |
ó |
obv Helm., diad., cuir bust 1. of Julian II, seen from behind, hldg. shield |
||||
3459 |
Æ4 rev Ca,Da,Cn |
100ñ150 |
200ñ300 |
700ñ900 |
3460 |
ó. rev Cp |
250ñ500 |
700ñ1000 |
1500ñ2000 |
Jovian, A.D. 363ñ364 |
||||
3461 |
Æ2 rev Cs |
1000ñ1500 |
1500ñ2500 |
3000ñ5000 |
3462 |
ó. rev Cv |
1000ñ1500 |
2000ñ3000 |
ó |
3463 |
Æ4 rev Ci,Da |
100ñ150 |
200ñ300 |
700ñ900 |
3464 |
ó. rev Ch,Cn,E |
150ñ200 |
250ñ350 |
850ñ1000 |
3465 |
ó. rev Cp |
250ñ500 |
700ñ1000 |
1500ñ2000 |
obv Diad. half-bust r. of Jovian, wearing consular robes, hldg. eagle-tipped scepter and globe |
Imperial Portrait Coins of the Festival of Isis |
F |
VF |
EF |
3466 |
Æ2 rev Ch |
1000ñ1500 |
1500ñ2500 |
3000ñ5000 |
3467 |
ó. rev Cw |
1000ñ1500 |
2000ñ3000 |
ó |
Valentinian I, A.D. 364ñ375 |
||||
3468 |
Æ2 rev Ch |
1000ñ1500 |
1500ñ2500 |
3000ñ5000 |
3469 |
Æ3 rev Cc,Cs |
400ñ600 |
900ñ1200 |
ó |
3470 |
ó. rev Ch |
250ñ350 |
700ñ1000 |
ó |
3471 |
Æ4 rev Da,F |
100ñ150 |
200ñ300 |
700í 9 00 |
3472 |
ó. rev E |
150ñ200 |
250ñ350 |
850ñ1000 |
3473 |
ó. rev Cc |
250ñ500 |
700ñ1000 |
1500ñ2000 |
Valens, A.D. 364ñ378 |
||||
3474 |
Æ2 rev Cc |
1000ñ1500 |
1500ñ2500 |
3000ñ5000 |
3475 |
ó. rev Ch |
600ñ900 |
1200ñ1500 |
2000ñ3000 |
3476 |
Æ4 rev Da,F |
100ñ150 |
200ñ300 |
700ñ900 |
3477 |
ó. rev Ch,E |
150ñ200 |
250ñ350 |
850ñ1000 |
Gratian, A.D. 367ñ383 |
||||
3478 |
Æ3/4 rev Ca |
200ñ400 |
500ñ800 |
1000ñ1500 |
3479 |
Æ4 rev Da |
150ñ200 |
250ñ350 |
850ñ1000 |
3480 |
ó. rev Cn |
250ñ500 |
700ñ1000 |
1500ñ2000 |
Valentinian II, A.D. 375ñ392 |
||||
3481 |
Æ4 rev Da |
150ñ200 |
250ñ350 |
850ñ1000 |
3482 |
ó. rev Ch |
250ñ500 |
700ñ1000 |
1500ñ2000 |