This Constantinus turned out near perfect on the obverse. But, I can't seem to get much out of the reverse. I can tell that it is two victories. Some help or comments are welcome.
The obverse is nice. The reverse is just plain rough, but not too bad - the main elements are easy to see as well as parts of the legend. I think any attempt to clean it will just make the reverse bright and unattractive. I'd leave well enough alone and let time darken the surfaces more.
One of these of course. But that reverse is a mess. So many of these are from Siscia. That’s where I’d start. But there are so many varieties, you’d have to be a Victor Clark to be able to eyeball it.
I believe that I can narrow it down to Siscia. I think it will be posted in my album as Constantine I, Two Victories, Siscia. I was able to get the obverse real nice and I'll leave it at that. Thanks for the comments and support.
@Inspector43 I am thinking this is your coin. Constantine I Struck, 318 A.D. Obv: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG laureate helmet and cuirassed bust right. Rev: VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP two Victories stg., facing one another, together holding shield inscribed VOT PR on altar. 3.49 grams Mint mark ΔSIS ✶ (Sisica) RIC VII Siscia 47 Δ (Delta)
@bcuda It looks very close. My coin obverse is CONSTA-NTINVS AVG. Just a minor detail. I think I will destroy the coin if I try to get too much detail to show. Thanks for the feedback.
Tesorillo says that line break only occurs at Lyon and Siscia. https://www.tesorillo.com/aes/110/110i.htm
@Victor_Clark Thank you. But, is it still the same coin if the line break is different? The break on mine is CONSTA-NTINVS AVG between the A and the N.
sorry for the confusion, but I didn't mean that my example was the same RIC number...that's why I said "like" not "same"-- the coin I posted has the longer obverse with MAX. Yours is RIC 191 with recorded obverse breaks of A-N, N-T, T-I and I-N