Constantine I, AE Follis, c.Mid 310-Late 312, Group III, Class IV, London - CC/1h - Ancients.info - The Online Resource for Ancient Coins & Antiquities

BeastCoins · Mar 19, 2007, 10:27 AM

Constantine I, AE Follis, c.Mid 310-Late 312, Group III, Class IV, London
CO_NSTA_N_TINVS AG
Laureate, helmeted, cuirassed bust left seen from behind, shield forward on left arm, spear in right hand pointing forward
CONCO_R_D-MILIT
Concordia standing facing, head left, standard in each hand
* in right field
PLN in exergue
21mm x 23mm, 4.49g
RIC VI, --

Note: Not attested in RIC for bust type CC for this reverse or for obverse legend 1h.

This is also the first triple-break obverse legend coin in my collection.

vic9128 · Mar 19, 2007, 10:51 AM

Nice coin. I only have one triple break obverse legend myself (It is a ROMAE AETERNAE reverse).

marcus flavius · Mar 19, 2007, 01:52 PM

Very pretty coin. I especially like the cuirassed portion; very heavy, thick style. How can any one say that LRB are boring? London takes Ist prize for obverse execution during this period.
Sorry to say I do not have one of these yet; jealous me is!

BeastCoins · Mar 19, 2007, 04:06 PM

Marcus,

Well, this coin is actually the kind that gets me into trouble. I bought it specifically for one of my good London collector customers, but when the coin arrived it was so eye appealing that it ended up in my person collection instead. DOH!

--Beast

marcus flavius · Mar 20, 2007, 03:08 PM

Zach, I like it myself so much I keep going back for a peek. There is even a laurel wreath that surrounds the helmet! The engraver went all out on this one. Do you think there was another celator that produced the reverse, I do.

BeastCoins · Mar 20, 2007, 04:59 PM

Marcus,

Good question - there are many occasions where the obverse and reverse styles appear to have been done by different celators.

--Beast

Mar 19, 2007, 10:27 AM	#1
BeastCoins Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,484	Constantine I, AE Follis, c.Mid 310-Late 312, Group III, Class IV, London - CC/1h Constantine I, AE Follis, c.Mid 310-Late 312, Group III, Class IV, London CO_NSTA_N_TINVS AG Laureate, helmeted, cuirassed bust left seen from behind, shield forward on left arm, spear in right hand pointing forward CONCO_R_D-MILIT Concordia standing facing, head left, standard in each hand * in right field PLN in exergue 21mm x 23mm, 4.49g RIC VI, -- Note: Not attested in RIC for bust type CC for this reverse or for obverse legend 1h. This is also the first triple-break obverse legend coin in my collection. __________________ VCoins Ancients Store: http://www.vcoins.com/beastcoins VCoins US/Banknotes Store: http://www.vcoins.com/us/beastcoins VCoins World Store: http://www.vcoins.com/world/beastcoins Beast Coins Research Site: http://www.beastcoins.com Last edited by BeastCoins : Mar 20, 2007 at 04:57 PM.

Mar 19, 2007, 10:51 AM	#2
vic9128 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 466	Nice coin. I only have one triple break obverse legend myself (It is a ROMAE AETERNAE reverse). __________________ http://www.victorsimperialcoins.com/Forum/index.php

Mar 19, 2007, 04:06 PM	#4
BeastCoins Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,484	Marcus, Well, this coin is actually the kind that gets me into trouble. I bought it specifically for one of my good London collector customers, but when the coin arrived it was so eye appealing that it ended up in my person collection instead. DOH! --Beast __________________ VCoins Ancients Store: http://www.vcoins.com/beastcoins VCoins US/Banknotes Store: http://www.vcoins.com/us/beastcoins VCoins World Store: http://www.vcoins.com/world/beastcoins Beast Coins Research Site: http://www.beastcoins.com

Mar 20, 2007, 04:59 PM	#6
BeastCoins Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,484	Marcus, Good question - there are many occasions where the obverse and reverse styles appear to have been done by different celators. --Beast __________________ VCoins Ancients Store: http://www.vcoins.com/beastcoins VCoins US/Banknotes Store: http://www.vcoins.com/us/beastcoins VCoins World Store: http://www.vcoins.com/world/beastcoins Beast Coins Research Site: http://www.beastcoins.com

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Mar 19, 2007, 01:52 PM	#3
marcus flavius Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Deep South NC Posts: 374	Very pretty coin. I especially like the cuirassed portion; very heavy, thick style. How can any one say that LRB are boring? London takes Ist prize for obverse execution during this period. Sorry to say I do not have one of these yet; jealous me is!

Mar 20, 2007, 03:08 PM	#5
marcus flavius Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Deep South NC Posts: 374	Zach, I like it myself so much I keep going back for a peek. There is even a laurel wreath that surrounds the helmet! The engraver went all out on this one. Do you think there was another celator that produced the reverse, I do.