Friday, 14 December 2012

Tetricus I, AE Antoninianus, RIC 100

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Tetricus I
Augustus of the Gallic empire,  271 - 274 A D
AE Antoninianus

IMP C TETRICVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust facing to the right.
PAX AVG, Pax, standing to the left, holding an olive branch with her right hand and a vertical sceptre with her left.

1.95 grams
19 x 18.5 x 1 mm
10 degrees

Cologne
RIC 100

Monday, 10 December 2012

Crispus, AE Follis, London, RIC VII London 250

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Crispus
Caesar, 317 - 326 A D
AE Follis

CRISPV-S NOBIL C, laureate and cuirassed bust facing to the left, holding a shield to his left and a spear, pointed froward, with his right hand. 
BEATA TRA✩✩✩NQLITAS, the globe upon an altar inscribed with VOT/IS/XX.
 F - B across the fields.

2.51 grams
19 x 17.5 x 1 mm
230 degrees

PLON (London), struck between 322-323 A D
RIC VII London 250

A metal detecting find from Norfolk, the coin is bent and seems to have suffered "Fire Damage" in antiquity.

Thursday, 6 December 2012

Claudius II, AE Antoninianus, Rome, RIC V 35

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Claudius II
Augustus, 268 - 270 A D
AE Antoninianus

IMP CLAV...A.., radiate bust facing to the right.
...DES EXERC.., Fides standing to the left, holding a Vexillum with her right hand and another, transverse, with her left hand.

2.19 grams
18 x 19.5 x 1 mm
200 degrees

Rome
RIC V 35 Rome

Wednesday, 5 December 2012

Constans, AE4, Siscia, RIC VIII Siscia 99

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Constans
As Augustus of the west, 340 - 350 A D
AE4

CONSTAN-S P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing to the right.
GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS, two legionaries, each holding a Pilum and a Scutum, facing a Vexillum between them. Three Phalerae on the staff. ☧ on the banner.

1.53 grams
16 x 15 x 0.9 mm
200 degrees

ASIS ● over (Siscia) struck between 346-348 A D
RIC VIII Siscia 99

Monday, 3 December 2012

Caesar Constantine II, AE Follis, Trier, RIC VII 410

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Constantine II
As Caesar in the west under Constantine I, 1st March 317 – 22nd May 337 AD

AE Follis

CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, Laureate, wearing a Trabea, holding Victoria upon the globe with his right hand, a sceptre held with his left hand along his left arm.
BEATA TRAN ✷✷✷ QVILLITAS, around the globe upon an altar inscribed
 with VO TIS XX in three lines.

2.15 grams
19.5 x 18 x 0.8 mm
220 degrees

Trier, 323 AD
RIC VII Trier 410

Rated Rare (R3)

A metal detecting find from Suffolk