OK, I'm glad you see that, too. Nice correction on the reverse legend, too. It looks like this entry on the wildwinds page (note the much narrower date range):
Siscia RIC VII 237,D Constantius II AE3,. 334-335 AD. FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, cuirassed bust right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing, each holding spear and shield, two standards between them. Mintmark dot ?SIS dot.
Good work. For the mint mark, it looks like RPP, but that's not listed on wildwinds. The best match I found is:
Trier RIC VII 518 Constantine, Trier, AE follis, AD 330-335. DN CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right. GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS, two soldiers with spears and shields; two standards between them, with o on banners. Mintmark TRP. RIC VII Trier 518.
So maybe it's TRPP and that variation is not listed in wildwinds?
Hi yos, I tried every combination with 3 letters , nothing made sense, except Trier , I dont think there is an extra 4th letter, so I settle for TRP. thanks for your input.
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Constantine II as Caesar (not Constantine the Great). The IVN in the obverse title lets you know it's II and not I. Nicomedia mint, 2nd (B) workshop - SMNB. Glory of the Army type, one standard between the soldiers.
BTW, this type was struck in the late 320s - early 330s (or thereabouts, again away from my library so just a rough time estimate). Along with titles including elements such as the IVN, the reverses, especially on 4th century AE often give a hint to when an issue was minted - even an older Sear catalog or something similar would be a big help in narrowing down your options and might give you a better sense of when different forms of the mint signature were used. IMHO.
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Nicomedia RIC VII 200, B Constantine II, AE follis, Nicomedia. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate, cuirassed bust right / GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS, two soldiers holding spear and shields, with one standard between them. Mintmark SMNB. RIC VII Nicomedia 200.
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Nice correction on the reverse legend, too.
It looks like this entry on the wildwinds page (note the much narrower date range):
RIC VII 237,D Constantius II AE3,. 334-335 AD. FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, cuirassed bust right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing, each holding spear and shield, two standards between them. Mintmark dot ?SIS dot.
http://www.wildwinds.com/coins.../constantius_II/i.html
Siscia mint, the key letters are SIS, and the ones around them are the officina/workshop, with the dots being large enough to be significant.
Next one is a Constantine the Great, mint is a mystery to me
For the mint mark, it looks like RPP, but that's not listed on wildwinds.
The best match I found is:
RIC VII 518 Constantine, Trier, AE follis, AD 330-335. DN CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right. GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS, two soldiers with spears and shields; two standards between them, with o on banners. Mintmark TRP. RIC VII Trier 518.
So maybe it's TRPP and that variation is not listed in wildwinds?
thanks for your input.
mint is a riddle for me.
BTW, this type was struck in the late 320s - early 330s (or thereabouts, again away from my library so just a rough time estimate). Along with titles including elements such as the IVN, the reverses, especially on 4th century AE often give a hint to when an issue was minted - even an older Sear catalog or something similar would be a big help in narrowing down your options and might give you a better sense of when different forms of the mint signature were used. IMHO.
RIC VII 200, B Constantine II, AE follis, Nicomedia. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate, cuirassed bust right / GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS, two soldiers holding spear and shields, with one standard between them. Mintmark SMNB. RIC VII Nicomedia 200.
Thanks for sharing - this was fun.
+1. You really got a bargain for an interesting group of coins. Congrats.