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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2250073, member: 42773&quot;]I thought this coin would be a snap to attribute, but it appears to be an unlisted variety. RIC VIII lists an FH of Constantius II with mint mark CONSA and no field marks, #78. But the FEL TEMP Phoenix types are listed with a star, either after the mint mark, or in the right reverse field, #93 and #94.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dane has this coin listed as <a href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/constantius_II/_constantinople_RIC_viii_093v.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/constantius_II/_constantinople_RIC_viii_093v.jpg" rel="nofollow">93 var.</a>, so I guess I&#039;ll go with that, but if we group coins by mint marks, this variety should fall after 78. It&#039;s significant to note that the Wildwinds coin is <b>not</b> a die match to mine, meaning that the coins without stars are probably not an engraving error, and should properly be grouped with coins with CONSA mm and no field marks. (Unfortunately, <a href="http://www.notinric.lechstepniewski.info/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.notinric.lechstepniewski.info/" rel="nofollow">Not In RIC</a> only catalogs coins that should be included in volumes VI and VII, and is therefore of no help.)</p><p><br /></p><p>So all in all, an interesting and unexpected little find. This one&#039;s going to Wildwinds, simply because it&#039;s important to document the possibility that this variety is not an engraving error.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]445099[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Constantius II, AD 337-361</b></p><p>AE3, 2.3g, 19mm, 6h; Constantinople mint, third group, AD 348-351.</p><p>Obv.: DN CONSTAN-TIVS PF AVG; Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>Rev.: FEL TEMP REPARATIO; Phoenix, radiate, standing right on globe // CONSA</p><p>Reference: RIC VIII Constantinople 93 or 94 var. (no star after mint mark or in field), p. 454.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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