The first Tetrarchs: Diocletian and Galerius -- Maximian and Constantius
Historical Overview
The creation of
Secessionist Britain and the Coinage under the Usurper
Augusti, Carausius & Allectus (286-296). Restoration
of Britain to the Roman Empire by Constantius after his
defeat of Allectus in 296 and the establishment of the
official London Mint. Go to the
Historical Overview Page.
Coin Composition, Mint Marks & Style
Composition, mint
marks and styling of the coinage produced by the London
Mint 296-325 AD and the issues listed in RIC Volumes VI
and VII (Londinium/London). The photographic exemplar
illustrations include actual coin sizes and styling
notations. Go to the Coin
Composition, Mint Marks and Style Page.
The Tetrarchs & Imperial Claimants
Establishment (296
AD), operation and production of the London Mint under
the Tetrarchs and the subsequent Imperial Claimants until
the death of Maximinus in 313 AD and the division of the
Empire between Constantine and Licinius. Go to the Tetrarchs and Imperial
Claimants Page.
Constantine & Licinius
Continuation of the
operation and production of the London Mint under
Constantine and Licinius as co-Augusti (313 AD), and
subsequently under Constantine as sole Augustus until the
London Mint closure in 325 AD. Go to the Constantine and Licinius
Page.
Coin Attribution Facility
Search and
attribution (RIC number categorization) data page that
provides links to a gallery of selected London Mint
folles including Unmarked series and Intermediate Group
(Bastien) coins. Go to the Coin
Attribution Facility Page.
Recent updates & additions
Date format: Year-Month-Day
(ISO
8601)
2012-11-18 - Updated
information on all pages.
Biographical
I was born and grew up in the vicinity of Ribchester, the site of a Roman Auxiliary Fort (Bremetenacum Veteranorum), and in close proximity to York (Eboracum), the main Roman stronghold in the North of England.
Coin Photography
All photographs of coins used in the body of these web pages were taken by me using a Pentax Optio W10 digital camera (in Macro mode) attached to a mini tripod. Coins were placed on smooth black velvet cloth and illuminated by natural day light.
Page layout on this site
Much of the typewritten text content on the pages of this site is justified which, while producing a nicely balanced layout, results in occasional uneven white spacing between words.
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Core Reference Books
LacusCurtius: Into the Roman World
This division of Bill Thayer's Web site is a truly monumental online reference resource for students of Ancient Rome. It includes a section devoted to Roman Britain -- of particular interest here is Bill Thayer's online copy of John Ward's very informative and detailed Book (now in the Public Domain) The Roman Era in Britain and especially the Coins and Roman Britain page, no illustrations, but much useful information.
Roman-Britain.org
Kevan W. White's comprehensive reference resource for all things pertaining to Roman Britain. Link to go to the Roman-Britain.org Web Site
Stemmatas
De Imperatoribus Romanis offers this facility. There are two Stemmatas that are relevant here, The Stemmata of the Emperors of the Tetrarchy, and The Stemmata of the Neo-Flavian Emperors. Clicking on the individual boxes will produce a Biography of the selected personage and a comprehensive Bibliography.
London Mint data compilation
London Mint: AD 296-325 - Ken Elks' comprehensive resource that includes a link to his Obverse & Reverse types and Legends page.