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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 8251651, member: 86498&quot;]I have only two solidi This is one of them and one that I have owned since 1988</p><p>Constantius II Av Solidus&nbsp; Antioch 355-361 AD Obv. Helmeted bust 3/4 facing right cuirassed carrying spear over right shoulder and holding shield emblazoned with horseman riding down enemy in&nbsp; left. Rv Roma left and Constantinopolis right seated holding votive shield between them RIC 168 4.38 grms 21 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1453952[/ATTACH]I have always been impressed with the complex composition of these late Roman solidi. Though this coin was part of what was most likely a special issue, less than fifty years later this design becomes the standard issue for gold in the eastern part of the empire.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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