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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Caesar_Augustus, post: 5317519, member: 87659&quot;]Good observations. Looks a lot like the coin was struck with clashed dies. <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=clashed%20dies" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=clashed%20dies" rel="nofollow">https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=clashed dies</a></p><p><br /></p><p>It is not rare in these Constantine coins from Rome mint. Perhaps, they&#039;ve gotten a few rookies join the ranks after Maxentius&#039; crew was discharged.</p><p><br /></p><p>In my example below, you can see the faint outline of the portrait from the obverse die. Also, you may notice Sol has a killer set of abs in this depiction. Looks like he really enjoyed his calisthenics and kept a strict nutritional regimen. </p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine the Great</p><p>AE Follis</p><p><img src="https://badlight.github.io/josephscoins/images/constantinei1/constantinei1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>312 - 313 A.D., Rome Mint, 2nd Officina</p><p>3.35g, 19.5mm, 12H</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG,</p><p><i>Bust of Constantine I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reverse:</b> SOLI INVICTO COMITI,</p><p><i>Sol, chlamys hanging behind, standing left, raising right hand and holding up globe in left hand</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Exergue:</b> -/-//RS</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Provenance:</b> Ex. ValiantKnight (Jeff) 2017</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reference:</b> RIC VI Rome 323a[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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