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<p>[QUOTE="maridvnvm, post: 3921124, member: 31620"]I have an entirely ego-centric interest is the coins of Mars. I don't really focus on them but try and pick up slightly interesting ones when I can.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here I am looking at the issues of Constantine the Great from around A.D. 316. These coins have reverse marks of T - F // ATR or T - F // BTR.</p><p><br /></p><p>The standard MARTI CON-SERVATORI coins have Mars helmeted, in military dress, spread cloak, standing, right, looking right, holding reversed spear, left hand leaning on shield (RIC VII Trier 108 - RIC VII Trier 114 covering a variety of Obverse legends and Bust Types). I have owned a few over the years and take their scarcity ratings with a big pinch of salt but they are generally not easy to get hold of.</p><p><br /></p><p>RIC 111 (Rated R5)</p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI%20160cj%20img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>RIC 114 (Rated Scarce)</p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_160fp_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>There is another variation that is given a separate series of RIC numbers where Mars face left instead of right (RIC VII Trier 115 - RIC VII Trier 118). These are only known from officina B and are all rated as either R4 or R5 and are generally harder to find than the head right variation. I have owned one before and have added a new one (which is the point of this post!). Again these generally have the reverse legend break MARTI CON-SERVATORI.</p><p><br /></p><p>RIC 118 (Rated R4)</p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI%20160cd%20img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>RIC 117 is rated R4 with 3 examples cited from Vienna and a single example which has the reverse legend break of S-E rather than N-S. Now for my new coin......</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Constantine the Great, Ae Follis</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG, Laureate cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:–. MARTI CO<b>NS-ER</b>VATORI. Mars helmeted, in military dress, spread cloak, standing, right, looking left, holding reversed spear, left hand leaning on shield</p><p>Minted in Trier (T | F / BTR). A.D. 315-316</p><p>Reference:– RIC VII Trier 115 <b>var </b>(Reverse legend break, N-S break is R5. This reverse legend break is known from a single example in Vienna for RIC 117) </p><p>180 degree orientation</p><p><br /></p><p>There wan't enough metal in the blank to fill the head on Mars which directly corresponds to the same flat area in the middle of the cuirass on the obverse.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_160gq_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>I knw that this is a combination of minutiae that have made this stand out for me but it's sometimes these little details that are important in attribution.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regards,</p><p><b>Marti</b>n[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="maridvnvm, post: 3921124, member: 31620"]I have an entirely ego-centric interest is the coins of Mars. I don't really focus on them but try and pick up slightly interesting ones when I can. Here I am looking at the issues of Constantine the Great from around A.D. 316. These coins have reverse marks of T - F // ATR or T - F // BTR. The standard MARTI CON-SERVATORI coins have Mars helmeted, in military dress, spread cloak, standing, right, looking right, holding reversed spear, left hand leaning on shield (RIC VII Trier 108 - RIC VII Trier 114 covering a variety of Obverse legends and Bust Types). I have owned a few over the years and take their scarcity ratings with a big pinch of salt but they are generally not easy to get hold of. RIC 111 (Rated R5) [IMG]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI%20160cj%20img.jpg[/IMG] RIC 114 (Rated Scarce) [IMG]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_160fp_img.jpg[/IMG] There is another variation that is given a separate series of RIC numbers where Mars face left instead of right (RIC VII Trier 115 - RIC VII Trier 118). These are only known from officina B and are all rated as either R4 or R5 and are generally harder to find than the head right variation. I have owned one before and have added a new one (which is the point of this post!). Again these generally have the reverse legend break MARTI CON-SERVATORI. RIC 118 (Rated R4) [IMG]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI%20160cd%20img.jpg[/IMG] RIC 117 is rated R4 with 3 examples cited from Vienna and a single example which has the reverse legend break of S-E rather than N-S. Now for my new coin...... [B]Constantine the Great, Ae Follis[/B] Obv:– IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG, Laureate cuirassed bust right Rev:–. MARTI CO[B]NS-ER[/B]VATORI. Mars helmeted, in military dress, spread cloak, standing, right, looking left, holding reversed spear, left hand leaning on shield Minted in Trier (T | F / BTR). A.D. 315-316 Reference:– RIC VII Trier 115 [B]var [/B](Reverse legend break, N-S break is R5. This reverse legend break is known from a single example in Vienna for RIC 117) 180 degree orientation There wan't enough metal in the blank to fill the head on Mars which directly corresponds to the same flat area in the middle of the cuirass on the obverse. [IMG]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_160gq_img.jpg[/IMG] I knw that this is a combination of minutiae that have made this stand out for me but it's sometimes these little details that are important in attribution. Regards, [B]Marti[/B]n[/QUOTE]
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