Unless CS stood for something else on this particular coin, like, if it had been minted in Antioch.
Here are three coins of Constantine, minted only at Constantinople, in anticipation of the new capital: [ATTACH] Constantinople mint, A.D. 327...
Am I understanding your question correctly? Coins with DN in the legend are quite common by around A.D. 320. [ATTACH] Licinius II Caesar, A.D....
At the bottom of all my web pages I include the line: "Last Updated June 24, 2020" Okay, wait a minute. Let me clarify. At the bottom of every...
I just discovered this. It seems pretty useful, so I thought I'd share it in case you haven't seen it before: Ancient Numismatics Link Hub My...
[ATTACH] Constantine I ("the Great") A.D. 307-337 Ticinum mint, A.D. 312-313 RIC 133 Obv: CONSTANTINVS P F AVG Rev: SOLI INVI-C-TO COMITI - Sol,...
Apollo?
Generally collectors frown on turning ancient coins into jewelry because it damages the coin. But in the case of a common, well worn coin like...
Three rather humble examples: [ATTACH] Valens Augustus, A.D. 364-378 (Bronze) AE III Thessalonica mint, A.D. 364-367 Obv: D N VALEN-S P F AVG...
Thanks for the tip, @Broucheion! Since my coin was from the Stancomb collection, I'd thought that it might appear in the article. Then I realized...
Why are we picking on noses? What about ears? [ATTACH]
Thank you, @seth77. Interestingly, I did a Google and a Dcukduckgo search for "Stancomb 199," and most of the other examples that turned up were...
This is one of my favorites from the Roma lots: [ATTACH] THRACE, Odessos, ca. 120 - 100 B.C. AE17 Obv: Laurate head of Apollo, right. Rev: OΔHΣI...
This is one of the coins that came in a group lot from a recent Roma Numismatics auction: [ATTACH] MOESIA, Istrus, AE23 Pan-, magistrate 3rd...
I'm giving this a bump because I said I would show some of the coins that I received. I've gotten some ready to show, but I'll put them in...
Like Licinius II?
I don't know for sure, but since it's obviously patterned after a bronze of Alexander the Great, my guess would be AtG's son, Philip III. Maybe...
Now this is controversial speculation. According to some historians, Constantine was tricked into having Crispus executed by Fausta, claiming that...
If you are removing metal, that is considered tooling. If you are removing dirt and crud, that is considered cleaning. Smoothing, I guess, is...
Seems like the designation was less of a curse in the 4th century: (All coins of Constantine I) [ATTACH] Treveri (Trier) mint, A.D. 307 RIC 734...
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