tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17663527215895253432024-03-13T09:41:47.398+00:00The London Mint of ConstantineLee Toonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099884197717035592noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766352721589525343.post-78153063094054691652011-11-22T15:16:00.001+00:002011-11-22T15:27:53.811+00:00Hookmoor Ancient Coins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am pleased to announce that our new website, Hookmoor Ancient Coins, is now up and running. As well as resources on the London Mint of Constantine and Romano-British numismatics generally, it will incorporate the Lee Toone Ancient Coins website, offering a range of coins and numismatic books. The first sales lists will be available early in the New Year. In the meantime, please take a look and explore the Resources pages.<br />
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Some earlier posts from this blog will be transferred over in due course, but in the forseeable future this website will be maintained as an archive. <br />
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<br />Lee Toonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099884197717035592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766352721589525343.post-31978404975244469382011-09-23T15:34:00.000+01:002011-09-23T15:34:17.707+01:00New Website Imminent!My apologies for the lack of posts over the summer months. New projects have led to me taking my eye off the ball - organising MONETA BRITANNIA 2011, taking the family on holiday and watching too much cricket have also not helped!<br />
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One of my new projects is to set up a new website that can be managed without the commercial and technical constraints of Google blogspots - the host of this website. The new website is currently in Beta testing and should go live in November. Further information and a link will be placed on this blog next month.<br />
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Many thanks to all of you for reading this blog over the last few years.Lee Toonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099884197717035592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766352721589525343.post-3112770643029494662011-05-07T11:33:00.000+01:002011-05-07T11:33:40.811+01:00An Unlisted Facing Quadriga<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5ibEQSJyIHO2648pNBmdSJSMpdHZW7lYuvONj5oOETlW6PvzOXxoUQ2o4-bScoam-SY0RUpf1exyeve27_bmDU1WNYyZS_0huHjg_qmSSd3K3aism_0HR8KG6UWW8ykxtMggFrE6GOw/s1600/RIC+VII+80A+facing+quadriga+long+legend+IMP+etc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5ibEQSJyIHO2648pNBmdSJSMpdHZW7lYuvONj5oOETlW6PvzOXxoUQ2o4-bScoam-SY0RUpf1exyeve27_bmDU1WNYyZS_0huHjg_qmSSd3K3aism_0HR8KG6UWW8ykxtMggFrE6GOw/s320/RIC+VII+80A+facing+quadriga+long+legend+IMP+etc.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Facing quadriga types of Constantine only appear at London and are very rare. The coin shown above is not the prettiest of specimens but does come with a long legend IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG. This legend is unknown to me for this type and would come before RIC VII 81. There is no provenance available for this coin.Lee Toonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099884197717035592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766352721589525343.post-1609575278324962122011-03-21T09:38:00.002+00:002011-03-21T09:58:47.908+00:00A Consular ADVENTVS of Constantine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeh224pUK6YdgBvCrsLP8M06coV32YSuv14IvFh8qvPAw_wNIEdwuGV7gX7sc3QDXAPbkZAiw8BFteceur3JjE0YAh0sTYoSGCTr9zM-m8AHrl8FqIqY-lOQUfDQ90_1DkX-vqBfwGqFk/s1600/RIC+VI+133A+K3+left+bust+SCOLE+HER38057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeh224pUK6YdgBvCrsLP8M06coV32YSuv14IvFh8qvPAw_wNIEdwuGV7gX7sc3QDXAPbkZAiw8BFteceur3JjE0YAh0sTYoSGCTr9zM-m8AHrl8FqIqY-lOQUfDQ90_1DkX-vqBfwGqFk/s320/RIC+VI+133A+K3+left+bust+SCOLE+HER38057.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) has once again made an interesting contribution to my studies. The first coin was brought to my attention a few months ago and seemed to be a previously unknown consular bust issue ADVENTVS of the star in right field issue of London. Found in Norfolk, its condition leaves much to be desired but one had to assume that this coin was the first known to link a consular bust of Constantine with an ADVENTVS reverse. Fast forward a couple of months and look what appears in an article by Sam Moorhead in the March edition of "Treasure Hunting" magazine.<br />
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This coin is in much better condition and confirms the link between these obverse and reverse types for this issue. Looking closely, one can determine that these coins are an obverse die match, although not a reverse die match. These discoveries potentially strengthen the theory that Constantine visited Britain in AD311 just prior to his consulship that started on 1st January AD 312. No doubt further examples of these types will come to light in the future. Not quite the Frome Hoard, but on a different scale, another success for PAS!Lee Toonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099884197717035592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766352721589525343.post-75920844152781554942011-01-29T14:50:00.000+00:002011-01-29T14:50:54.806+00:00London Mint Talk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEUrCvKCzjGKLsjY8AHuYrv-I4wNN0FcU4PAwpAPyHg6B-xCImN1iZ31wW5RKkNupkvCntXWy_AqcsckAGOwHSzVVUZJW7TgAlxyZX4wAnZa-YZzWvgrg0x8Jh9VlI1hvQqK5KNfCbKDg/s1600/logo+low+res.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEUrCvKCzjGKLsjY8AHuYrv-I4wNN0FcU4PAwpAPyHg6B-xCImN1iZ31wW5RKkNupkvCntXWy_AqcsckAGOwHSzVVUZJW7TgAlxyZX4wAnZa-YZzWvgrg0x8Jh9VlI1hvQqK5KNfCbKDg/s1600/logo+low+res.jpg" /></a></div>I have been asked by the Yorkshire Numismatic Society to give a talk on the London Mint. The talk will focus on the period from AD 319 to 325 and will be based on my recent article and research. It will take place on 5th March 2011 at the Swarthmore College, Woodhouse Square, Leeds at 2.00pm for 2.30pm and I am informed that guests are all welcome.Lee Toonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099884197717035592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766352721589525343.post-36957788850876581882011-01-14T20:32:00.001+00:002011-01-14T21:16:34.948+00:00Those were the days .......... !The Cae Bardd hoard featured significantly in my article on the London mint covering the period AD 319 to 325. Found in 1981 and published in Coin Hoards from Roman Britain Volume VII it contained 4,716 coins including 1,978 from the London mint. The report records that the hoard was subsequently bought by a dealer and dispersed.<br />
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Thanks to a good friend of mine (thank you Adrian!), this week I have obtained a copy of the dealer's sales catalogue for the hoard. Issued, I think, in 1982 by D.B.Coins, it lists 188 individual coins including an example of RIC 288 (GVF) for £22 and many EF silvered examples for between £20 and £30 each.<br />
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Parcels of ten VF coins would set you back £90 and 100 fine to VF coins £700. Thirty years on, these prices have probably not kept pace with inflation but it has been a while since I have seen this amount of coins of this quality available in a retail catalogue.Lee Toonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099884197717035592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766352721589525343.post-1191435572141003132010-12-08T13:38:00.004+00:002010-12-08T13:45:39.961+00:00"Moneta Britannia 2011" - Programme Announced<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPJ5wx2efoWO-Fwm-LXeH4J8Sg7sjwzct9kPUoJ8PiwzfQ_forWj-bKjE3elNjJ7W5pLsqIubdG09l5JS_lb222d06Eln7m-v4pwZwBH-pmURWzz7t2Q8trvR0cy9lB3SJ3MeNhNDxjw/s1600/Logo+v+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPJ5wx2efoWO-Fwm-LXeH4J8Sg7sjwzct9kPUoJ8PiwzfQ_forWj-bKjE3elNjJ7W5pLsqIubdG09l5JS_lb222d06Eln7m-v4pwZwBH-pmURWzz7t2Q8trvR0cy9lB3SJ3MeNhNDxjw/s320/Logo+v+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The programme for Moneta Britannia 2011 has just been announced. Please visit the website for further information. Registration details will be announced in January 2011.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>Note: The coin shown at the top of this post is a nummus of Constantine the Great, obverse - CONSTANTINVS PF AVG helmeted and cuirassed bust of emperor right, reverse - MARTI CONSERVATORI Mars standing right with spear and shield. The helmeted bust is more usually shown with spear and shield.</i></span><br />
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So as not to spoil the fun immediately, I will leave it a few days before explaining all and illustrating the coin. No prizes for spotting which one it is, but don't bother ringing Spink as it was already sold when I made my telephone call!Lee Toonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099884197717035592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766352721589525343.post-28283206726485418742010-09-20T17:11:00.001+01:002010-09-20T22:11:47.920+01:00A New Coin of Constantine II<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqAhEENfQpPrQH4e0zACdWcGmNh9s3aRoq3bez79wtYOmBEj0gyBpUuSF_N8ybXEsJeniZhjZWw_NX694JSzyRGXpNEaB9KsojCU6X9NTg3dVNVwa8u-X1h9lAN2nUa8iEzQewqTPNJeU/s1600/RIC+VII+136A+my+coin+PRINCIPIA+CONSTANTINVS+IVN+NC+version+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqAhEENfQpPrQH4e0zACdWcGmNh9s3aRoq3bez79wtYOmBEj0gyBpUuSF_N8ybXEsJeniZhjZWw_NX694JSzyRGXpNEaB9KsojCU6X9NTg3dVNVwa8u-X1h9lAN2nUa8iEzQewqTPNJeU/s320/RIC+VII+136A+my+coin+PRINCIPIA+CONSTANTINVS+IVN+NC+version+2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Constantine II </div><br />
Ob. CONSTANTINVS IVN N C Laureate, draped bust seen from behind.<br />
Rev. PRINCIPIA IVVENTVTIS Prince standing right, leaning on reversed spear, hand resting on shield.<br />
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London Mint - crescent in left field, PLN in exergue.<br />
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This obverse legend is unpublished and unlisted for PRINCIPIA for this crescent issue. It is, however, known for the corresponding CLARITAS and SOLI types, so is to be expected.Lee Toonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099884197717035592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766352721589525343.post-13858403795786928762010-09-09T08:52:00.000+01:002010-09-09T08:52:59.919+01:00The London Mint AD 319-325 - A Preliminary ListingI have just finished proof reading this article and it will now be published in the September issue of Spink's Numismatic Circular. The previous article covering the period AD 313-318 was published in the October 2008 issue that is available in electronic form <a href="http://www.spink.com/resources/nc/nc_pdf/Oct08nc.pdf">here</a>. Incidentally, this issue also includes an article by Malcolm Lyne on the "Earliest Coinage of Carausius".Lee Toonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099884197717035592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766352721589525343.post-75052623217458970742010-09-07T11:45:00.002+01:002010-09-07T11:51:48.679+01:00A Dedicated Blog for Moneta BritanniaWhile the Moneta Britannia website is under construction, I have set up a dedicated blog for the conference. The link is contained within the title of this post and in the panel on the right side bar. Do subscribe so that you get regular updates. This blog can now return to its London Mint focus. I would, however, just like to point out that I am most grateful to the UK Numismatic Trust for agreeing to provide funding for the conference.Lee Toonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099884197717035592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766352721589525343.post-49205656632452375262010-07-19T14:50:00.002+01:002010-07-19T14:56:01.450+01:00"Moneta Britannia" - The Coinage of Roman Britain<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Moneta Britannia" - The Coinage of Roman Britain</span><br /></div><br />I can now confirm that this conference will take place in York (UK) on Thursday 14th July 2011. The exact location is yet to be decided but will be central. The day will consist of at least eight papers covering many aspects of the coinage used in Britain during the Roman period. Topics already planned include:<br /><br />• The coinage of Carausius and Allectus;<br /><br />• The Roman influence on early Anglo-Saxon Coinage;<br /><br />• Unofficial mints in mid-fourth century Britain; and<br /><br />• The London mint of Constantine.<br /><br />We also hope to arrange sessions on:<br /><br />• Recent Romano-British coin hoards;<br /><br />• The Gallic Empire coinage; and<br /><br />• References to Britannia on Roman coins.<br /><br />Further information will be available soon on a dedicated website but you can sign up for email alerts by contacting me here - lee @ leetoone.co.uk - as usual, omit the spaces.<br /><br />Papers on appropriate numismatic and closely related matters are invited. The closing date for session submissions is 30th November 2010. In the first instance requests to present a paper should be emailed to lee@leetoone.co.uk .<br /><br />This conference will form part of a broader <span style="font-weight: bold;">“Yorkshire Festival of Numismatics”</span> taking place that week:<br /><br />The 2011 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Leeds International Medieval Congress</span> takes place from July 11-14 and, with its theme of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Poor . . . Rich</span>, includes a medieval coinage symposium, <span style="font-weight: bold;">SMC @ IMC</span>, covering the medieval period from 973 to c.1500. This will be probably be held on Wednesday 13th July and is being organised by Tony Abramson who can be contacted via me at the email address given above. Further information can be found here http://www.leeds.ac.uk/ims/imc/.<br /><br />The <span style="font-weight: bold;">York Coin and Stamp Fair</span> will be held at York Racecourse on Friday 15th July and Saturday 16th July 2011 and it is hoped that the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Yorkshire Numismatic Society</span> will be able to host a special meeting at this venue during the course of the show.<br /><br />The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Yorkshire Museum</span> (situated in central York) will have reopened following a nine month refurbishment. The Vale of York treasure will be on display, after being included in a special British Museum exhibition: Treasures from Medieval York, during the closure. The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Vale of York Viking Hoard</span> includes 600 coins, complete ornaments, ingots (bars), and chopped-up fragments known as hack silver and was discovered in North Yorkshire in January 2007 by two metal detectorists.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Moneta Britannia"</span> is jointly organised by:<br /><br />Lee Toone, York, UK.<br />Richard Bourne, York, UK.<br />Brent Upchurch, Boston, USA.Lee Toonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099884197717035592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766352721589525343.post-73448526939578374802010-07-13T15:41:00.006+01:002010-07-13T16:50:13.160+01:00The Gold Medallions of the Arras Treasure<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgWACXk8Th1dU41-9NG38_YTchvR7l-51UdC9Xs7n6zBkCrt62zn2RVQGqtDNsmUYqXqY_yb1IpF3HKacG4qty1mVv_nVTl5J-annnCyy21zRjTSHyq41e68NgbK2ue5Ce97-aYdR470/s1600/ArrasBourgey1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgWACXk8Th1dU41-9NG38_YTchvR7l-51UdC9Xs7n6zBkCrt62zn2RVQGqtDNsmUYqXqY_yb1IpF3HKacG4qty1mVv_nVTl5J-annnCyy21zRjTSHyq41e68NgbK2ue5Ce97-aYdR470/s400/ArrasBourgey1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493415598527494546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4TxBKg1Wqxz8J2IjXrvwVs1xTZe9SSYkkgL3gIimrxdw2hHKCubcsctKVTKaDoxZ3DSXgDtZzzL9i0vnzxX29AdXHsGoZlZo7j1dNfYxWu08SO1mCATfEijATVZUOQRpEa8gathfFiU/s1600/ArrasBourgey2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4TxBKg1Wqxz8J2IjXrvwVs1xTZe9SSYkkgL3gIimrxdw2hHKCubcsctKVTKaDoxZ3DSXgDtZzzL9i0vnzxX29AdXHsGoZlZo7j1dNfYxWu08SO1mCATfEijATVZUOQRpEa8gathfFiU/s400/ArrasBourgey2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493415327767866594" border="0" /></a><br />In the late 1920s M. Etienne Bourgey of Paris was fortunate enough to purchase the owner's share of the Arras treasure. This included six of the nine large gold medallions. M. Bourgey made high quality electrotypes of his medallions and was also given sole rights to copy the three medallions retained by the city of Arras. The electrotypes, in gilt copper, were of the finest quality and were produced for institutions and collectors. They were produced in a limited edition and were all numbered on the edge. The British Museum possesses a set and they are frequently displayed.<br /><br />In January 1928, the two page advertisement shown above appeared in Spink's Numismatic Circular. Sets of these electrotypes were available for £10 each including case or one could buy a copy of the Arras medallion on its own for the princely sum of £3. The smaller medallions could be had for a £1 a piece.<br /><br />These electrotypes rarely come on to the open market, either singly or in sets, and are keenly competed for when they do.<br /><br />PS And yes, I did check with Spink and they are all sold out!Lee Toonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099884197717035592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766352721589525343.post-74248570450450402162010-07-10T13:50:00.009+01:002010-07-10T14:37:36.900+01:00Romano-British Coin Hoards<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbpMyNJbekc7IIhj9k73dc3p8x1yZyalY0f5dZRh0gxbevVy8MYkocauvDO4fEC4xmlBtOiUykOXPkm5r1RFXYbKRYY4sPem7RDThSWdxsswnkTnwSXT1xyzgeZQExPK7Qss200U3vw8/s1600/Carausius+Adventus+Frome+Hoard.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbpMyNJbekc7IIhj9k73dc3p8x1yZyalY0f5dZRh0gxbevVy8MYkocauvDO4fEC4xmlBtOiUykOXPkm5r1RFXYbKRYY4sPem7RDThSWdxsswnkTnwSXT1xyzgeZQExPK7Qss200U3vw8/s400/Carausius+Adventus+Frome+Hoard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492264384519601986" border="0" /></a><br />The recent announcement of the discovery of the <a href="http://finds.org.uk/blogs/fromehoard/">Frome Hoard</a> has led me to update my top ten of Romano-British Coin Hoards. This hoard, ending in the reign of Carausius, leaps into the number two slot. (Photograph above courtesy of the British Museum.)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><ol><li>Cunetio ....................... 54,951</li><li>Frome ......................... 52,503</li><li>Normanby .................. 47,912</li><li>Irchester .................. c.42,000</li><li>Blackmoor .................. 29,802</li><li>Nether Compton ........ 22,670</li><li>Dorchester .................. 22,121</li><li>Bishopswood .............. 17,548</li><li>Gloucester .................. 15,544</li><li>Hoxne ......................... 15,234 </li></ol></div><br />Of course, size isn't everything but the Frome Hoard also includes a large group (over 760) coins of Carausius including some some very important coins amongst which there are no less than five silver denarii. This quantity of Carausian coins should help shed some light on the early days of the London Mint because it was under Carausius that the first Roman coins were struck in London.<br /><br />Apologies for the table above being somewhat out of kilter - this blog editing software seems to have a mind of its own :-)Lee Toonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099884197717035592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766352721589525343.post-76030836436961930852010-07-05T17:43:00.008+01:002010-07-05T18:04:35.118+01:00Another Unusual Coin from the Trau Collection<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm6eXuXfQ97V2T72hRzfHGhFg0N3YPAyhevfvh-q2t3NnLtADGwhwmaXhTC7dyNO_J3KVWSiCQzr1Uow89mOP4C10F3aV-BJlDAM3X1oroj_6T25ReU0JGxKe6_Xdr2y7m0DWJGznQI2w/s1600/RIC+VI+77A+Trau+Catalogue+Plate.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm6eXuXfQ97V2T72hRzfHGhFg0N3YPAyhevfvh-q2t3NnLtADGwhwmaXhTC7dyNO_J3KVWSiCQzr1Uow89mOP4C10F3aV-BJlDAM3X1oroj_6T25ReU0JGxKe6_Xdr2y7m0DWJGznQI2w/s400/RIC+VI+77A+Trau+Catalogue+Plate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490468660556932418" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDQioTQQLictwRCIvuSXbc_KeIE0Gz2rbLAzslNOTMcT2BfdNkJygZ7956uAINigWY_-jcsc8IsKrXlr3TNpqcu6uLu2fMCfldoGQ9h1tNmEMjTYEqFi9HVrtvTXK_c2zpZlp3KLy4vcs/s1600/RIC+VI+77A+Trau+Catalogue+Entry.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 79px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDQioTQQLictwRCIvuSXbc_KeIE0Gz2rbLAzslNOTMcT2BfdNkJygZ7956uAINigWY_-jcsc8IsKrXlr3TNpqcu6uLu2fMCfldoGQ9h1tNmEMjTYEqFi9HVrtvTXK_c2zpZlp3KLy4vcs/s400/RIC+VI+77A+Trau+Catalogue+Entry.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490465047803756802" border="0" /></a><br />I have just come across another unusual coin of the London mint that was offered for sale and illustrated in the Trau auction catalogue of 1935. This coin has the obverse abdication bust of Diocletian usually associated with the PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QUIES AVGG reverse types of RIC VI 76 and 77 but has a simple GENIO POPVLI ROMANI reverse. Probably an early case of London getting the die pairs mixed up but an interesting coin, none the less.Lee Toonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099884197717035592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766352721589525343.post-24827039264120789102010-05-19T11:09:00.008+01:002010-05-19T15:00:45.569+01:00A Unique Dated Coin of Constantine from London<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6zi1cSro2RWvgj8mZFpmU34h2A3kGxwUYZ6p1yKVmnnHEjnLY-Y4amevHU36tBEv9aFZ1ThYqAAGoS-tfoyBnUdMpRZN9tjBdQHE-4Qicf_S_pJtIRYgdalpvq-hsLtsnHhdta9Js8m8/s1600/PM+TR+P+COS+II+PP+detail.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 382px; height: 374px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6zi1cSro2RWvgj8mZFpmU34h2A3kGxwUYZ6p1yKVmnnHEjnLY-Y4amevHU36tBEv9aFZ1ThYqAAGoS-tfoyBnUdMpRZN9tjBdQHE-4Qicf_S_pJtIRYgdalpvq-hsLtsnHhdta9Js8m8/s400/PM+TR+P+COS+II+PP+detail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472924479623659426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_LTtWx1JVngcNSSci31nP7jirt4TvaeYn71r8ttBjAMOzMn06VPGCSLEXWHYziWtsKSOZFQq2HfX_wMPLUUJ6M3kUnZjrJB8NDIlIj63uTPE6LrQJh1OE-_a2Yv_CNVTM1hIL_1bJR6k/s1600/PM+TR+P+COS+II+PP.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_LTtWx1JVngcNSSci31nP7jirt4TvaeYn71r8ttBjAMOzMn06VPGCSLEXWHYziWtsKSOZFQq2HfX_wMPLUUJ6M3kUnZjrJB8NDIlIj63uTPE6LrQJh1OE-_a2Yv_CNVTM1hIL_1bJR6k/s400/PM+TR+P+COS+II+PP.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472924395391169266" border="0" /></a><br />The second consulship of Constantine and Licinius (COS II) began on the first of January AD 312 and this coin, struck to commemorate it, was originally described by Mionnet and later repeated by Cohen (#397):<br />“P. M. TR. P. COS. II. P. P. Femme assise sur une double corne d’abondance, tenant un bâton de le main droite; dans le champ, un astre, a l’exergue PLN. (1065; de J.C. 312.) Mionnet P. B. 30 frs.”<br /><br />Maurice included the coin in “Numismatique Constantinienne” (1908-12) but it was later omitted from RIC presumably because of the incomplete description and doubts as to its existence.<br /><br />In the 1980s Pierre Strauss rediscovered this coin in the Musée de la Moeda de Lisbonne (“Museum of Money”) and describes it as follows:<br />Ob. CONSTANTINVS P F AVG Laureate and cuirassed bust right.<br />Rev. P.M.TR.C-OS.II.P.P. Young person, diademned, sitting left on two entwined cornucopiae. Cloak over left shoulder, horn full of fruits in left arm, right hand raised holding a sceptre. In the exergue PLN, star in the left field. 4.00g. (inventory no. 2952).<br /><br />A unique coin and a very rare dated type for Constantine that firmly links the star in left field issue to AD 312 but probably raises questions as to when the issue started and how long did it last. One could argue that this dated coin was likely to have been produced in late AD 311 to commemorate the start of the consulship. Other coins of this issue produced to commemorate the victory at the Milvian Bridge (28th October 312) and the return of Rome suggest that it continued towards the end of AD 312. Added to this we have the weight reduction that takes place during this issue. Huvelin includes this coin and discusses the dating of the star in left field and the star in right field issues in her article in Numismatische Zeitschrift.<br /><br />Huvelin, H. "Les deux émissions londoniennes", Numismatische Zeitschrift 1990, p.29-50 pl.VI-XV.<br /><br />Strauss, P. “Un Nouveau Nummus de Constantin 1st Frappé à Londres”, Mélanges de Numismatique in honour of Pierre Bastien, Wetteren 1987, pp. 181-185, pl.13. (see images above).Lee Toonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099884197717035592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766352721589525343.post-5439148482102033782010-05-18T14:59:00.005+01:002010-05-18T15:12:32.492+01:00A Shield Decorated with the Head of Medusa<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZZhrfROt3AIUD-24wqET7bxrcp09Vak5qCH0az8RboUVQg-OM4jOHv8IUN8Nlo2_F-r3dXb3JIiNP_M4T6XwE-HlzP7KmjWIfCdx9p4Xa4NsfM_LMHvpnvHUUjCAUZbhsK8o4c6Qdkg/s1600/RIC+VI+167+CNG+March+2010+detail.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 119px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZZhrfROt3AIUD-24wqET7bxrcp09Vak5qCH0az8RboUVQg-OM4jOHv8IUN8Nlo2_F-r3dXb3JIiNP_M4T6XwE-HlzP7KmjWIfCdx9p4Xa4NsfM_LMHvpnvHUUjCAUZbhsK8o4c6Qdkg/s400/RIC+VI+167+CNG+March+2010+detail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472611740308847666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lZ3e384uL7EkrOwjcaUtcTHui3y1_YBG1mgHjMkcmCPBosx6xYDQXeXOrLylgbIWCVLlTpkVcOxWsN6a4uMnIbH7wydPSmJeNfMnBiYFdKRvShbLhV7XSwkeuQt426SHzmcCh1fdgqM/s1600/RIC+VI+167+CNG+March+2010.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lZ3e384uL7EkrOwjcaUtcTHui3y1_YBG1mgHjMkcmCPBosx6xYDQXeXOrLylgbIWCVLlTpkVcOxWsN6a4uMnIbH7wydPSmJeNfMnBiYFdKRvShbLhV7XSwkeuQt426SHzmcCh1fdgqM/s400/RIC+VI+167+CNG+March+2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472611505652167346" border="0" /></a><br />Obverse: CONSTANTINVS PF AVG<br />Reverse: COMITI AVGGNN<br />24mm, 4.95g, 6h.<br />RIC VI London 167 .<br />Photo courtesy of CNG and reproduced here in accordance with their conditions of use.<br /><br />This coin caught my eye in a recent CNG sale because of the placing of the shield. On the helmeted types of Constantine at London the shields are more typically placed at the left shoulder rather than in this more forward position. After I received the coin, I was examining it with a colleague who suggested that the shield was decorated with the head of Medusa.<br /><br />On closer examination this appears to be the case as can be seen from the detailed photograph. I would be interested in hearing of any other London mint shields with similar decoration.Lee Toonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099884197717035592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766352721589525343.post-175261157033506812010-04-28T13:57:00.005+01:002010-04-28T14:26:14.670+01:00A Fascinating Obverse with Horse and Shield<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3r-BmEEFPs2bmdv8yvp38gizXOCUkG8AYb2y6uwS_wZI78nsAIlhSq1JVT3ndTPt0klr4IZpsTVtHOdepZN5GLDKyl6zFlFzPmCrnZySp29v5dgx_8YiS6-C-ZpRGUhS7Y9jW_4j5lY/s1600/blog+version+RIC+VII+237A+leading+horse+by+bridle+BM+coin.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3r-BmEEFPs2bmdv8yvp38gizXOCUkG8AYb2y6uwS_wZI78nsAIlhSq1JVT3ndTPt0klr4IZpsTVtHOdepZN5GLDKyl6zFlFzPmCrnZySp29v5dgx_8YiS6-C-ZpRGUhS7Y9jW_4j5lY/s400/blog+version+RIC+VII+237A+leading+horse+by+bridle+BM+coin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465171826560087042" border="0" /></a><br />Obverse: CONSTANTINVS IVN N C<br />Reverse: BEATA TRANQVILLITAS<br />BM 1975, 1008.4<br />RIC VII London -- .<br />Photo courtesy of the British Museum and reproduced here in accordance with their conditions of use.<br /><br />A coin in the British Museum collection and as far as I am aware, the only known example of this obverse type attributable to the London mint. Unrecorded in RIC for London, there are examples known from Trier but these are still very rare. The obverse bust type shows Constantine II with a decorated shield and cuirass holding a horse by the bridle with his right hand.<br /><br />This and many other types unrecorded in RIC will appear in my next article - The London Mint AD 319 to AD 325 - due to be published in Spink's Numismatic Circular later this year. Over forty new types will be added to the 147 types originally recorded in RIC VII.Lee Toonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099884197717035592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766352721589525343.post-67568699336604115862010-04-07T17:45:00.004+01:002010-04-07T20:44:33.101+01:00Constantine as Caesar AD 307<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0EKiVqZCARz9Ao6Qu0lzV0K-5qiWiGcL6JqmgNBPDgEHr7uZBaXQIPQJdeOuSVPkQdbvMR5SdU4EUkC4JHVtn50fJfJP3PQ2rW8FNzoil1qGaRKrB1mqpkIgxJvgyWhNGxn5AcbdOOX4/s1600/RIC+VI+89b+my+coin.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0EKiVqZCARz9Ao6Qu0lzV0K-5qiWiGcL6JqmgNBPDgEHr7uZBaXQIPQJdeOuSVPkQdbvMR5SdU4EUkC4JHVtn50fJfJP3PQ2rW8FNzoil1qGaRKrB1mqpkIgxJvgyWhNGxn5AcbdOOX4/s400/RIC+VI+89b+my+coin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457438095947607730" border="0" /></a><br />Obverse: FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB C<br />Reverse: GENIO POP ROM<br />7.64g. 24 to 25mm. die diameter<br />RIC VI London 89b Common<br /><br />Constantine as Caesar pre weight reduction so between the summer and end of November AD 307. A fairly common coin but an attractive one given the condition and historical connection with Constantine's brief period as Caesar. Posted here to prove that bargains can still be found. I discovered this a couple of months ago in a dealer's pick tray for the princely sum of £25! A useful article by Lord Stewartby on the coins of this period can be found in the Numismatic Chronicle 1996.Lee Toonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099884197717035592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766352721589525343.post-26732153505574234672010-03-30T17:37:00.005+01:002010-03-30T17:49:37.369+01:00Vogelaar Interview<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZitWncrKK0Vh9bhmGmHy51xCM0MAOEUeVJCJFy4P7-mdyNF6HoWgq_Ws07eQy1s-5CUbyDX8j_0BsVZGDhahYNt7mtOvbiA-nO4ZlxvM70xfYNTtVU7f7DCRrmbXWwBTXO8K9VIakv98/s1600/Vogelaar+Logo+2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZitWncrKK0Vh9bhmGmHy51xCM0MAOEUeVJCJFy4P7-mdyNF6HoWgq_Ws07eQy1s-5CUbyDX8j_0BsVZGDhahYNt7mtOvbiA-nO4ZlxvM70xfYNTtVU7f7DCRrmbXWwBTXO8K9VIakv98/s400/Vogelaar+Logo+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454468249886541650" border="0" /></a><br />I have just been told that my interview with Dr Vogelaar is going to be published in the May issue of "The Celator". If you want to subscribe, then contact Kerry Wetterstrom at:<br /><h4 align="center">kerry@celator.com</h4>The logo pictured above was one of the ones used by Dr Vogelaar in the late eighties and early nineties. I can now also confirm that I have access to Dr Vogelaar's annotated RIC and collection list. If anyone would like more information on coins they have bought from the Vogelaar collections, I may be able to provide it, if they know the "V-number"!Lee Toonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099884197717035592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766352721589525343.post-440030829866997422010-03-12T12:27:00.004+00:002010-03-12T12:49:45.841+00:00Obituary : Dr J S "Stoffel" Vogelaar<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ZC2mGJepGPl9L9Ff6zgwciqUwskTuf_VDeS1VcpOox04qtmF82P1GIGri9fApKOOZ13t2_NCRkSPvexO3OPO7LAOkoAMk-IJ_jLpMoJvahnIXd1P6vLPb3BBQ1hjE1ph75vw5aCd8tg/s1600-h/Stoffel+Vogelaar+Photo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ZC2mGJepGPl9L9Ff6zgwciqUwskTuf_VDeS1VcpOox04qtmF82P1GIGri9fApKOOZ13t2_NCRkSPvexO3OPO7LAOkoAMk-IJ_jLpMoJvahnIXd1P6vLPb3BBQ1hjE1ph75vw5aCd8tg/s400/Stoffel+Vogelaar+Photo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447728076576330162" border="0" /></a><br />It was with great sadness that I learned that Stoffel Vogelaar had passed away unexpectedly, aged sixty, on the 2nd January this year. I had not known him long; in fact I had known his books and coins longer. In September 2007, whilst on a visit to Spink in London, I was able to buy a few books from the “Vogelaar Library” that had recently been purchased and was also given the opportunity to inspect his Romano-British coins that were being prepared for sale. I left that afternoon hoping to be able to buy some of these coins and wondering who Dr J S Vogelaar was.<br /><br />Over the next eighteen months, I managed to acquire a few more books from the library and a few coins from the various auctions at which they were sold but I still knew very little about the man. Then in early 2009, Dr Vogelaar contacted me to ask if I would be prepared to write an article about his coin collection. Over the next few months we had regular contact, mostly by email, mostly about the article but increasingly about the Romano-British London Mint coinage that is a particular study area of mine. I became used to having Stoffel there – I would email him in the morning and the reply would appear later that day. Always useful, but also challenging where necessary, backed up by his heavily annotated RIC.<br /><br />Stoffel was born in a small village, Puttershoek, just south of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, where his parents owned a farm. He was an only child with a talent for languages, studying Latin and Greek, as well as French, German and English, he also acquired a basic knowledge of Russian and Spanish. He disliked cities and preferred life in the country; having been to Ireland on holidays he fell in love with the West of Ireland. Stoffel and his wife Ann decided to sell their home in Holland and move to Mulranny in 1977. He enjoyed the rural life and kept busy reading, writing and extending his knowledge of history and economics. In 1980, their daughter Ann was born, and Tom three years later. When his father died and left his farm to him, Stoffel decided to sell the farm and stay in Ireland, buying a farm in Liscarney.<br /><br />Stoffel was a great collector, he did not publish, but amassed a large collection of Romano-British coinage in its widest sense. The backbone of this collection were the coins of the period 287 to 325 AD; the coins of the breakaway empire of Carausius and Allectus and subsequent issues of the Tetrarchies and Constantine at the London Mint. He began collecting these coins in the 1980’s and managed to combine this interest with another passion – computers. Computers were the future, he believed, and he quickly became quite expert, using the internet to expand his collection and knowledge. He was a member of both the British and Royal Numismatic Societies and was appreciated for his expert knowledge, advising collectors and dealers alike. Stoffel was a quiet, private person though and was happiest at home, with his family, books, coins and his computer.<br /><br />Following a period of ill-health, Stoffel decided to dispose of his numismatic collections and from 2007 to 2009 there was a series of sales that will be detailed in the forthcoming article in “The Celator” magazine along with the interview conducted with Stoffel in the months preceding his death.<br /><br />Stoffel had a deep knowledge of Romano-British coinage and it is to be regretted that this is no longer available to students of these series. It was Stoffel’s dream that, one day, a formal catalogue of his collection would be published. That now seems unlikely, but as Stoffel said to me, “Never say never”.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(This obituary was first published in the March 2010 edition of Spink's Numismatic Circular)</span>Lee Toonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099884197717035592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766352721589525343.post-45978416461640143922010-02-12T22:13:00.002+00:002010-02-12T22:18:07.940+00:00Dr J S VogelaarIt is with great sadness that I have to report the death of Stoffel Vogelaar. Although he was not in the best of health, it was unexpected. He passed away peacefully on 2nd January 2010 aged sixty. An obituary will appear in the March edition of Spink's Numismatic Circular and on this blog shortly.Lee Toonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099884197717035592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766352721589525343.post-55504451593890814402010-02-02T22:06:00.003+00:002010-02-02T22:26:30.133+00:00A New CLARITAS of Crispus<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTq_aoalaoy2QzWBCnhmflw-OuEsXJTL-LRZ-RPk6nP8zmZS8G_CIi9wJ-8o4QzW2XZHjPNJXgPCuzo_Dhyphenhyphen7jBTqvJf3PV9_MQ0KtWyoAtWa1pSHSdlx0Eq016MtkqPPyN9H9u_rLKw-Y/s1600-h/RIC+VII+118A+crispus+s+over+star+CLARITAS+CNG+226,+Lot+564+Jan+2010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTq_aoalaoy2QzWBCnhmflw-OuEsXJTL-LRZ-RPk6nP8zmZS8G_CIi9wJ-8o4QzW2XZHjPNJXgPCuzo_Dhyphenhyphen7jBTqvJf3PV9_MQ0KtWyoAtWa1pSHSdlx0Eq016MtkqPPyN9H9u_rLKw-Y/s400/RIC+VII+118A+crispus+s+over+star+CLARITAS+CNG+226,+Lot+564+Jan+2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433773313841038770" border="0" /></a><br />CNG Electronic Auction 226, Lot: 564. Estimate $100. Sold for $451. <br />Crispus. Caesar, AD 316-326. Æ Follis (19mm, 3.31 g, 7h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 317. CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / CLARITAS REIPVBLICAE, Sol standing left, raising hand and holding globe; S/*-P//PLN. RIC VI -. Good VF, brown patina. Similar to RIC 119-123 but those issues have a + below the S.<br /><br />(Image courtesy of Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.- www.cngcoins.com)<br /><br />That was the auction description. The S over star issue of London is rare and difficult to come by. Until recently, all of this issue were SOLI INVICTO COMITI types. Then a few CLARITAS REIPVBLICAE types for Constantine began to appear - I know of half a dozen examples only. Then a few weeks ago, this coin of Crispus appeared in the CNG electronic auction . The description is essentially correct but the + suggested for RIC VII 119-123 is essentially just a stylised star and the more usual * is the more common mark. This is the only example of this issue with CLARITAS for Crispus that I know of. This coin is now in the DiMarzio Collection and I am grateful for Paul's encouragement to publish it here. I would also be interested if anyone knows of any other examples.Lee Toonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099884197717035592noreply@blogger.com