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<p>[QUOTE="ambr0zie, post: 8170037, member: 80952"]... the coin being one of the examples I saw on CT, posted by LRB specialist [USER=10613]@Victor_Clark[/USER] and I decided I must grab an example when I will find one that my eyes and my wallet like. </p><p><br /></p><p>And it happened. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1427071[/ATTACH]</p><p>My attribution (I would like a specialist to confirm it, please, especially the RIC number I found based on the mintmark and officina number)</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine I the Great AD 306-337. Constantinople</p><p>Follis Æ</p><p>18 mm, 3,25 g</p><p>AD 328-329</p><p>CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG, bust of Constantine I, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right / CONSTANTINI-ANA DAFNE, Victory, winged, draped, seated left on cippus, head right, holding palm in each hand; before her, trophy; at foot of trophy, kneeling captive, head turned, being spurned by Victory</p><p>MintMark: A/-//CONS*; OfficinaMark: ∈</p><p>RIC VII Constantinople 38</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Researched in regards to the meaning of the coin and first I thought it is more interesting than it is - a coin struck to honor the city of Dafne (located in current Romanian territory). This would have made the coin even more appealing for me, but it appears it is not related (I read an article and there are some arguments that DAFNE means nothing more than laurel, symbol of victory)</p><p><br /></p><p>I like 2 things the most </p><p>- the uncommon reverse </p><p>- of course, the beauty of the reverse, I know it's not top pop, but seeing facial details for Victory and the captive were reasons for wanting this coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>What I like less is of course the obverse. Will have to check if it's affected by BD in hand (it might be) and see how to go from there. </p><p><br /></p><p>I would like to see, in the same CT tradition</p><p><br /></p><p>- LRBs with "uncommon" reverses - I mean not the ones you see for several emperors and multiple variations (even if narrowing down my coin was not easy because there are mintmark varieties + different busts - rosette diademed/pearl diademed/diademed + the interesting anepigrahic obverse </p><p>- coins you saw first on CT and decided you want an example.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ambr0zie, post: 8170037, member: 80952"]... the coin being one of the examples I saw on CT, posted by LRB specialist [USER=10613]@Victor_Clark[/USER] and I decided I must grab an example when I will find one that my eyes and my wallet like. And it happened. [ATTACH=full]1427071[/ATTACH] My attribution (I would like a specialist to confirm it, please, especially the RIC number I found based on the mintmark and officina number) Constantine I the Great AD 306-337. Constantinople Follis Æ 18 mm, 3,25 g AD 328-329 CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG, bust of Constantine I, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right / CONSTANTINI-ANA DAFNE, Victory, winged, draped, seated left on cippus, head right, holding palm in each hand; before her, trophy; at foot of trophy, kneeling captive, head turned, being spurned by Victory MintMark: A/-//CONS*; OfficinaMark: ∈ RIC VII Constantinople 38 Researched in regards to the meaning of the coin and first I thought it is more interesting than it is - a coin struck to honor the city of Dafne (located in current Romanian territory). This would have made the coin even more appealing for me, but it appears it is not related (I read an article and there are some arguments that DAFNE means nothing more than laurel, symbol of victory) I like 2 things the most - the uncommon reverse - of course, the beauty of the reverse, I know it's not top pop, but seeing facial details for Victory and the captive were reasons for wanting this coin. What I like less is of course the obverse. Will have to check if it's affected by BD in hand (it might be) and see how to go from there. I would like to see, in the same CT tradition - LRBs with "uncommon" reverses - I mean not the ones you see for several emperors and multiple variations (even if narrowing down my coin was not easy because there are mintmark varieties + different busts - rosette diademed/pearl diademed/diademed + the interesting anepigrahic obverse - coins you saw first on CT and decided you want an example.[/QUOTE]
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