The Roman Mint in London AD 296-325

LONDON MINT AD 296-325

Acknowledgement:

This has been compiled using
Roman Imperial Coinage Volume VI by C.H.V.Sutherland (1967)
and Roman Imperial Coinage Volume VII by Patrick M. Bruun (1966),
both published by Spink & Sons, London.

These standard reference works should be consulted for a full listing of the obverse and reverse types used, and background information on London and other Imperial mints during the period.

All coins are bronze folles of a gradually reducing standard, originally with a silver wash.

RIC Ref.

Mintmark

Reverse

Emperor

Circa AD 296-297 - weight circa 10.5 gm

Vol. VI,
1-5

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LON

GENIO POPVLI ROMANI

Diocletian Augustus
Maximian Augustus
Constantius I Caesar
Galerius Caesar

Circa AD 300 -305 - weight circa 10.5 gm

London mint folles of Diocletian, Maximian and Galerius

Rev: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI

Vol. VI,
6-39

(none)

GENIO POPVLI ROMANI

Diocletian Augustus
Maximian Augustus
Constantius I Caesar
Galerius Caesar

May AD 305-306 - weight circa 10.5 gm

(Left) Severus II - Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI
(Right)Diocletian as Senior Augustus - Reverse: PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVGG

Vol. VI,
41-77

(none)

GENIO POPVLI ROMANI

PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVGG

Constantius I Augustus
Galerius Augustus
Severus II Caesar
Maximinus II Caesar

Diocletian Senior Augustus
Maximian Senior Augustus

July AD 306-307 - weight circa 10 gm

Vol. VI,
40, 46,
52C

Vol. VI,
66, 67b,
71-73

(none)

GENIO POPVLI ROMANI

Severus II Augustus

Constantine I Caesar

Early AD 307 - reduced weight standard 6.0-8.5 gm

Vol. VI,
78-81

(none)

GENIO POP ROM

QVIES AVGG

Galerius Augustus
Constantine I Caesar
Maximian PFS Augustus

Diocletian PFS Augustus

Summer AD 307 - reduced weight standard 5.75-8.5 gm

Maximian - Rev: GENIO POP ROM
Vol. VI, 82-100	_____ PLN	GENIO POP ROM QVIES AVGG HERCVLI CONSERVATORI ADVENTVS AVGG MARTI PACIF PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS MARS VICTOR MARTI PATRI PROPVGNATORI ROMAE AETER	Galerius Augustus Constantine I Caesar Maximinus II Caesar Maximian PFS Augustus Diocletian PFS Augustus Maximian PFS Augustus Constantine I Caesar Constantine I Caesar Constantine I Caesar Constantine I Caesar Maximian PFS Augustus Constantine I Caesar Maximian PFS Augustus Constantine I Caesar Maximian PFS Augustus

Late AD 307-310 - reduced weight standard 5.0-7.5 gm

Constantine I - Rev: GENIO POP ROM

Divo Constantius - Rev: MEMORIA FELIX

Vol. VI,
101-115

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PLN

GENIO POP ROM
COMITI AVGG NN
MARTI CONSERVATORI
MARTI PATRI PROPVG
PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS
SOLI INVICTO COMITI

MEMORIA FELIX

Constantine I Augustus
Constantine I Augustus
Constantine I Augustus
Constantine I Augustus
Constantine I Augustus
Constantine I Augustus

Divo Contantius I

Late AD 307-310 - reduced weight standard 4.0-5.0 gm

Constantine I - Rev: SOLI INVICTO COMITI
Vol.VI, 116-127	T F PLN	GENIO POP ROM COMITI AVGG NN MARTI CONSERVATORI SOLI INVICTO COMITI	Maximinus II Augustus Licinius I Augustus Constantine I Augustus Constantine I Augustus Constantine I Augustus
Vol.VI, 128-132	* * T F PLN	GENIO POP ROM COMITI AVGG NN SOLI INVICTO COMITI	Constantine I Augustus Maximinus II Augustus Licinius I Augustus Constantine I Augustus Constantine I Augustus

AD 310-312 - reduced weight standard 3.75-4.75 gm

Left: Maximinus II - Rev: GENIO POP ROM
Right: Licinius I - Rev: GENIO POP ROM

Constantine I - Rev: PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS

Vol.VI,
133-242

*
PLN

GENIO POP ROM

ADVENTVS AVG
ADVENTVS AVG N
ADVENTVS AVGG NN
COMITI AAVVGG
COMITI AVGG NN
CONCORD MILIT
PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS
SOLI INVICTO COMITI

Constantine I Augustus
Maximinus II Augustus
Licinius I Augustus

Constantine I Augustus
Constantine I Augustus
Constantine I Augustus
Constantine I Augustus
Constantine I Augustus
Constantine I Augustus
Constantine I Augustus
Constantine I Augustus

AD 312-313 - reduced weight standard 3.0-4.5 gm

Constantine I - Rev: MARTI CONSERVATORI

Licinius I - Rev: SECVRITAS AVGG

Vol.VI,
243-287

*
PLN

GENIO POP ROM

COMITI AAVVGG

SECVRITAS AVGG

COMITI AVGG NN
FELICITAS AVGG
FELICITAS AVGG NN
MARTI CONSERVATORI
PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS
ROMAE AETER AVGG
ROMAE RESTITVTAE
SOLI INVICTO COMITI

Licinius I Augustus

Maximinus II Augustus

Constantine I Augustus
Licinius I Augustus

Constantine I Augustus
Constantine I Augustus
Constantine I Augustus
Constantine I Augustus
Constantine I Augustus
Constantine I Augustus
Constantine I Augustus
Constantine I Augustus

Late AD 313-314

Left: Licinius I - Rev: GENIO POP ROM Right: Constantine I - Rev: SOLI INVICTO COMITI
Vol.VII, 1-20	S F PLN	GENIO POP ROM SOLI INVICTO COMITI ADVENTVS AVG N MARTI CONSERVATORI	Licinius I Augustus Licinius I Augustus Constantine I Augustus Constantine I Augustus Constantine I Augustus

AD 314-315

Licinius I - Rev: GENIO POP ROM
Vol.VII, 21-29	S F MLL	GENIO POP ROM SOLI INVICTO COMITI ADVENTVS AVG N MARTI CONSERVATORI PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS	Licinius I Augustus Constantine I Augustus Licinius I Augustus Constantine I Augustus Constantine I Augustus Constantine I Augustus Constantine I Augustus
Vol.VII, 30-35	S F MSL	GENIO POP ROM SOLI INVICTO COMITI	Licinius I Augustus Constantine I Augustus Licinius I Augustus Constantine I Augustus

AD 315-316

Left: Constantine I - Rev: SOLI INVICTO COMITI Right: Constantine I - Rev: GENIO POP ROM
Vol.VII, 36-49	S F MLN	GENIO POP ROM SOLI INVICTO COMITI	Licinius I Augustus Constantine I Augustus Licinius I Augustus Constantine I Augustus
Vol.VII, 50-63	S P MLN	GENIO POP ROM SOLI INVICTO COMITI	Licinius I Augustus Constantine I Augustus Licinius I Augustus Constantine I Augustus
Vol.VII, 64-84	S P MSL	GENIO POP ROM SOLI INVICTO COMITI	Licinius I Augustus Constantine I Augustus Licinius I Augustus Constantine I Augustus

AD 316-317

Licinius I - Rev: SOLI INVICTO COMITI
Vol.VII, 85-100	T F PLN	GENIO POP ROM SOLI INVICTO COMITI	Licinius I Augustus Constantine I Augustus Licinius I Augustus Constantine I Augustus

AD 317

Crispus - Rev: CLARITAS REIPVBLICAE
Vol.VII, 101-118	S P PLN	PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS CLARITAS REIPVBLICAE SOLI INVICTO COMITI	Constantine I Augustus Constantine I Augustus Crispus Caesar Constantine II Caesar Constantine I Augustus Crispus Caesar Constantine II Caesar
Vol.VII, 119-123	S + P PLN	SOLI INVICTO COMITI	Constantine I Augustus Crispus Caesar Constantine II Caesar

AD 318

Crispus - Rev: SOLI INVICTO COMITI
Vol.VII, 124-148	È PLN	CLARITAS REIPVBLICAE PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS SOLI INVICTO COMITI	Constantine I Augustus Crispus Caesar Constantine II Caesar Constantine I Augustus Crispus Caesar Constantine II Caesar Constantine I Augustus Crispus Caesar Constantine II Caesar
Constantine I - Rev: SOLI INVICTO COMITI
Vol.VII, 149-153	È * PLN	SOLI INVICTO COMITI	Constantine I Augustus Crispus Caesar Constantine II Caesar

AD 319-320

Constantine I - Rev: VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP
Vol.VII, 154-182	_____ PLN	VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP (Three different altar adornments)	Constantine I Augustus Crispus Caesar Constantine II Caesar

AD 320-321

Constantine I - Rev: VIRTVS EXERCIT
Vol.VII, 183-190	_____ PLON	VIRTVS EXERCIT	Constantine I Augustus Crispus Caesar Constantine II Caesar
Vol.VII, 191-198	_____ PLN	VIRTVS EXERCIT	Constantine I Augustus Crispus Caesar Constantine II Caesar

AD 321

Left: Crispus - Rev: BEATA TRANQVILLITAS Right: Constantine II
Vol.VII, 199-219	P A PLN	BEATA TRANQVILLITAS	Constantine I Augustus Crispus Caesar Constantine II Caesar

AD 321-322

Crispus - Rev: BEATA TRANQVILLITAS
Vol.VII, 220-237	_____ PLON	BEATA TRANQVILLITAS	Constantine I Augustus Crispus Caesar Constantine II Caesar

AD 322-323

Left: Constantine I - Rev: BEAT TRANQLITAS
Right: Constantine II - Rev: BEAT TRANQLITAS

Right: Crispus - Rev: BEAT TRANQLITAS

Vol.VII,
238-260

F B
PLON

BEAT TRANQLITAS

Constantine I Augustus
Crispus Caesar
Constantine II Caesar

Vol.VII,
261-288

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PLON

BEAT TRANQLITAS

Constantine I Augustus
Crispus Caesar
Constantine II Caesar

AD 323-324

Left: Constantine I - Rev: SARMATIA DEVICTA Right: Crispus - Rev: CAESARVM NOSTRORVM VOT X
Vol.VII, 289-292	______ PLONÈ	SARMATIA DEVICTA CAESARVM NOSTRORVM VOT X	Constantine I Augustus Crispus Caesar Constantine II Caesar

AD 324-325

Constantine I - Rev: PROVIDENTIAE AVGG
Vol.VII, 293-300	_____ PLON	PROVIDENTIAE AVGG PROVIDENTIAE CAESS SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE SALVS REIPVBLICAE	Constantine I Augustus Crispus Caesar Constantine II Caesar Constantius II Caesar Helena Augusta Fausta Augusta

London mint obverse & reverse types and legends

Amendments:

Photo of Constantine I follis with reverse PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS added 1 August 2001
Photo of Galerius follis added 12 November 2001
Two photos added to BEATA TRANQVILLITAS series 3 May 2002
Photo of Divo Constantius follis added 27 May 2002
Photo of new mintmark for Constantine I in SOLI INVICTO COMITI series
added 27 May 2002
Link to page of obverse and reverse types and legends added 10 July 2002
Photos of Severus II and Diocletian abdication folles added 2 October 2003