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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2249568, member: 42773&quot;]The next three coins were posted in my LRB thread, but here they are fully attributed, which took a little sleuthing as they are unofficial. Attributions check, database check, FORVM check, slips check. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> They come from Rick Morton&#039;s Capitoline Collection. The last step for these is to send them to Lech S. for inclusion in Not In RIC.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]444887[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Constantine I, AD 306-337</b></p><p>AE Follis, 18mm, 2.8g, 11h; unofficial, but with Ticinium mint mark, c. AD 321.</p><p>Obv.: CONSTAN-TINVS AV; Leaureate head right.</p><p>Rev.: CAEMSARVM NOSTRVM; VOT X in wreath // TT</p><p>Notes: Obverse of Constantine I, reverse of Constantine II/Crispus. Notice the botched spelling of CAESARVM NOSTRORVM. Ticinium didn&#039;t issue coins with this reverse legend, although other mints did. <i>Ex-Rick Morton, Capitoline Collection.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]444888[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Constantine II as Caesar, AD 317-337</b></p><p>AE Follis, 17mm, 2.9g, 6h; unofficial but with Trier mint mark, c. AD 324.</p><p>Obv.: CONSTANTINVS IVN NO C; Laureate head right.</p><p>Rev.: DN CONSTANTINI MAX A; VOT XX within wreath // PTR.</p><p>Notes: Obverse of RIC VII Trier 459, reverse of same, 324. Since both types were minted in AD 324, it&#039;s possible that dies were confused, but Curtis Clay suggests the coin is unofficial because of the misspellings, despite the good style. <i>Ex-Rick Morton, Capitoline Collection.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]444889[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Licinius I, AD 398-324</b></p><p>AE Follis, 18mm, 2.1g, 3h; unofficial but with Arles mint mark, c. AD 319.</p><p>Obv.: DN LICI-NIVS AVG;Laureate head right, cuirassed, with spear over left shoulder.</p><p>Rev.: IOVI CONSERVATORI AVG; Emperor holding thunderbolt and scepter, riding on eagle // TAR-L</p><p>Notes: Wholly barbarous in style. The engraver copied a coin with bust RIC VII G2 in the same orientation on the die as on the coin, rendering a horizontally-flipped version of G2. Notice that he also ran out of room in exergue for the mint mark and placed the L next to the end of the reverse legend. <i>Ex-Rick Morton, Capitoline Collection.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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