It is indeed an error in RIC...these coins for Licinius all have the short legend IMP LICINIVS AVG. Even the plate coin in RIC VII for Aquileia 39...
The FEL TEMP galley type likely reference a visit to Britain circa 342-3 by Constans to quell a rebellion. [ATTACH]
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Thank you, but I can only take credit (or blame) for quickly getting packages to the post office, then all credit (or blame) is on them.
you might get a certain number of articles free before it kicks in.
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The weight does not matter at all in this case. As far as what to look for, they are die matches; which means they are identical, except flans or...
For starters, they are die matches. Also note how much smoother the fields are on these coins, since they are pressed and not properly struck....
They are pressed not cast, so flans will be different.
Sorry, but the Constans FEL TEMP galley is a fake. From the 2009 "Smederova Hoard" [ATTACH] [ATTACH] a group shot of the fakes [ATTACH]
dots on Probus coinage from Lyons might not be common, but not rare either. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
That's a Lugdunum thing. You can find it on later issues also like this Constantius I issue below. CONSTANTIVS NOB•C• [ATTACH]
No, the publishers of RIC have not authorized digital versions; but (surprise) copies have infiltrated the internet.
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