It's definitely a dot, being used as a control mark. Dots appear frequently in many different places. A few examples...the Thessalonica campgate...
[ATTACH] Constantine I A.D. 326- 327 CONSTAN-TINVS AVG; laureate head right. PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG; camp gate, two turrets, no doors, star above;...
Your mintmark is actually palm branch ASISC, which means it is RIC IX Siscia 7b. Here is a good site for I.D.ing many LRB's....
a lot of hoards during this period seem to be due to monetary reforms
the Wildwinds coin for RIC 142 has a legend of IMP AVRELIANVS AVG despite the error in the description...the same legend as H8_modern's...
Your reverse legend is ROMAE AETER. Both short and long (AETERNAE) legends are lumped together as RIC 142.
Traditionally it starts in A.D. 294, with the reform of Diocletian. I don't like this date, though, as it means some coins of the Tetrarchy are...
There is another coin with the same reverse, but different legend- ALAMANNIA DEVICTA. It commemorates the victories on the Rhine of Crispus and...
here's a rare example that sold a few years ago. [ATTACH] seller's description-- "Constantine I "The Great". A.D. 307-337. AE follis (2.87 g,...
Your coin is RIC VII Trier 435...it is a very common mintmark for this series.
Here's a quote from Zosimus about the Sarmatian campaign-- “When Constantine learned that the Sarmatians, who live near Lake Maeotis, had sailed...
Many UK hoards have been published in "Coin hoards from Roman Britain" (CHRB) below are volumes that LRB people might find interesting. I did...
[ATTACH] Crispus A.D. 322- 323 18x19mm 2.7gm IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate and cuirassed bust left, spear across right shoulder, shield...
Hello, I usually list a few Late Roman bronze coins each week on eBay. They are attributed in 2x2 flips, unless they are group lots. The...
[ATTACH] Delmatius A.D. 335-7 15x16mm 1.7gm FL DELMA-TIVS NOB C; laureate and cuirassed bust. GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS; Two soldiers helmeted, stg....
here is a link to a template for 2x2 inserts http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/flip.doc
Because Hercules reverses are always awesome and facing Sol's are also hard to beat.
acetone is a stronger solvent than mineral spirits.
there is actually very little known about her, most of what circulates about her is speculation.
Maybe my favorite Constantine series to collect. Constantine as the "eternal prince" with horseman leaping over enemy on shield. Below is an...
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