I thought this coin would be worth sharing as I know we have some people focussing on Tetrarchic coinage here. It
comes from a
hoard of
silvered Tetrarchic folles mainly from Trier with an estimated closing date of 305 AD (guessed from the coins that I've seen). There were only few
Lugdunum and
Londinium issues and even less from other mints.
This is obviously not a regular issue as the
style is quite crude, albeit the legends are perfectly readable. I must say that I very much like the grumpy facial expression.
Obv: CONSTANTIVS
NOB CAES, laureate and
cuirassed bust right.
Rev:
GENIO POPVLI ROMANI,
Genius standing left, naked but for
chlamys, holding
cornucopiae and
patera.
25-27 mm, 9.34 g
The long-necked
bust reminds me of some of the unmarked issues from
Londinium, so maybe that's what the die cutter copied. The long
NOB CAES legend, however, is not listed in
RIC for
Londinium, so I may well be wrong.
Lars
