Rediscovery

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The same for me to

 

The color is what was off on this seller's image. Otherwise, it is mostly the same.

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CONSTANTINE I
AE2 Follis
OBVERSE: CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate head right
REVERSE: IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter standing left, holding globe & sceptre, wreath left, E right, dot SM dot TS dot in ex.
Struck at Thessalonica 312-313 AD
5.5g, 26mm
RIC VI 50b

Note: Jupiter looks like Olive Oil for those of you old enough to remember.

 

LOL, "OOooooh, Popeye!"

 

Another that's way off from the seller's image:
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CONSTANTINE I
AE3 Follis
OBVERSE: CONSTANTINVS AVG, helmeted, cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: BEATA TRANQVILLITAS, Altar inscribed VOT/IS/XX, surmounted by globe with plain vertical lines and diagonals between horizontal lines, three stars above, PTR in ex.
Struck at Treveri 321 AD
2.9g, 18mm
RIC VII 303

 

And another where the color was very wrong and now corrected:

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CONSTANTINE I
AE3
OBVERSE: CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: SOL INVICTO COMITI, Sol, radiate, standing left, raising right hand, globe in left, chlamys across shoulder
Struck at Trier 313-15 AD
3.78 g, 18-19 mm
RIC VII Trier 42

 

Another that is radically different from the seller's image.

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CONSTANTINE I
AE4
OBVERSE: DV CONSTANTI-NVS PT AVGG, veiled head right
REVERSE: No legend, emperor veiled to right in quadriga, the hand of God reaches down to him, star in top centre
Struck at Antioch 337-340 AD
1.6g, 14mm
RIC VIII 37

 

Again, not much change, but the black background sure does make a nice contrast:

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LICINIUS II
AE3
OBVERSE: D N VAL LICIN LICINIVS NOB C, laurate draped bust left, holding globe, sceptre & mappa
REVERSE: PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, campgate with three turrets & no doors, 6 layers, dot over dot in right field, SMHD in ex.
Struck at Heraclea, 317-320 AD
3.3g, 19mm
RIC VII 36

 

WOW, his eye is HUGE!

 

All-seeing!

 

Like the patinas on the Constantine and Licinius Bing.

Yeah... wonder who he's lookin' at.

 

I ALMOST said that...like the eye at the rev Great Seal top of the pyramid, and Egypt.... All Seeing.

 

Looks a little angry... "Kiiiiids...what are you doing!?" ...

 

It's the awkward eyeball stare.

 

You guys talk like you've used or seen this look.

 

LOL, ME??? With SIX daughters??? No way...

 

Going through my trays I found my favorite Campgate and gave him a new photo.

 

and this llittle guy...

 

aaaannnnddd....this guy...