this Constantine coin has eros (in Greek) in the mintmark. Eros is amor in Latin which is a palindrome for Roma. [ATTACH]...
Your coin is from Trier and your mintmark is TRP✶
The immediate issue is the obverse legend-- no MAX then a few small things, diadem is set pretty far back, weirdly slanted S's on obverse, there...
[ATTACH] Constantine I A.D. 332-333 16mm 2.0g CONSTAN-TINVS AVG; rosette diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS; Two...
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here's a Theodoric issue converted to a weight [ATTACH] Theoderic. Æ Decanummium Converted to Weight (17mm 2.9 gm). Municipal issue. Ravenna...
It's not Galerius, it is Maxentius from the Ostia mint.
nice watermelon eater
It might be lacquer. People use to lacquer coins...I have had several bronzes that had it done to them...the surfaces are often a bit tacky...
I'm sure a nice reference helps; but vol 1 (The Artuquids) was published in 1992
I don't remember if she answers that specific question; but you should check out the article I referenced earlier in this post. It is available on...
There has been some interesting work on the topic...my top three below-- Pierre Bastien, "Imitations of Late Roman Bronze Coins, 318-363"...
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