So I was walking towards the grocey store ...

Another example:

Constantine I. 307-337 AD. Æ Follis, 20mm. "Dafne" Coinage. Constantinople mint, 6th officina. Struck late 327 AD. Rosette-diademed head right, eyes to God. Z in left field. Mysterious dot in center field.

 

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In the past, I thought the "dot" was merely a centering dot; but I have now convinced myself it is a helmet...on yours you can make out, to the left, what is probably meant to be a plume. I've seen a few with what even looks like a visor.

 

Sharp eye, Victor! I think you are correct!
It certainly isn't a centering dot because it is off center
Thanks!

 

A Domitian 'eyes to heaven'?

Domitian
AR Denarius, 2.95g
Rome mint, 95-96 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XV; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: IMP XXII COS XVII CENS P P P; Minerva stg. r. on capital of rostral column, with spear and shield; to r., owl (M2)
RIC 788 (C2). BMC 231. RSC 293. BNC 207.
Acquired from Pegasi, May 2014. Ex Pegasi Auction 17, 6 November 2012, lot 467 (unsold).

 

I guess if Constantine was looking up to heaven, then my Decius must be looking down to.....

 

Here is mine of the type. I've shown it a few times recently... but I like it, so here it is again.

 

And here I thought you were going to say you were actually looking at a chalkous lying on the sidewalk!

 

The ETG campgate is more subtle but it’s there. I picked up the campgate from @Brian Bucklan and the votive from @Valentinian. The Dafne was a Beast coins purchase.

 

I know it’s bad form to talk about coins at auction. But here is an eBay “buy it now“ coin that might otherwise go under the radar. It’s an Eyes to God Constantine campgate. It’s pretty ugly, but it’s definitely an ETG issue, which is a bit scarce. And it’s cheap. I would nab it but I already have one. For the specialist. A portrait only a mother could love.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/184840968081

 

Artuqids of Mardin
Qutb al-Din Il-Ghazi II. 572-580/1176-1184.
AE dirhem
NM & ND. S/S 31.1; Album 1828.1.

11.8 grams

 

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