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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lrbguy, post: 2827962, member: 88829&quot;]I agree that the coin being referenced has an interesting look to it.&nbsp; But based on the scans (I have not seen the actual coin) there is no doubt in my mind that the seller is misrepresenting it, and makes of it a fantasy piece.&nbsp; The claim that it was an early prototype of the city commemorative is belied by the small size of the coin.&nbsp; The earliest of these commemoratives ranged in size from 17 to 19 mm across, and 2.75-2.95gm, not the 16mm, 2.03gm of this coin.&nbsp; Let me suggest as a preliminary remark that at this size and weight the coin is too late for 330.</p><p><br /></p><p>The exergue of the coin shows a strange treatment of the first letter of the mint mark, which here is pretending to be the officina mark for a coin of Lugdunum (Lyons).&nbsp; However, for the GE reverse Lyons produced no left facing busts for Constantine II.&nbsp; Before assuming this was specially created at Lyons it would be good to rule out any alternatives.</p><p><br /></p><p>The lettering on the obverse is questionable in more than one place.&nbsp; Without serious examination we cannot rule out an obverse overstrike, but I am dubious that the letters OPOLIS are in the forms as originally struck.&nbsp; What it is I cannot yet say, but that it cannot be a prototype for the city commemorative series I think is beyond question.&nbsp; Let us first consider the alternatives before jumping to such a singular conclusion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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