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<p>[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 8183027, member: 44316"]There are many ancient imitations stuck in the time of Constantine. CoinTalk had a thread started by [USER=10613]@Victor_Clark[/USER] with some recently:</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/roma-with-constantinopolis-reverse.388724/#post-8003065" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/roma-with-constantinopolis-reverse.388724/#post-8003065">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/roma-with-constantinopolis-reverse.388724/#post-8003065</a></p><p><br /></p><p>In the late 1990s I wrote a large website on ancient imitations </p><p><a href="https://augustuscoins.com/ed/imit/index.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://augustuscoins.com/ed/imit/index.html" rel="nofollow">https://augustuscoins.com/ed/imit/index.html</a></p><p>with some pages devoted to coins from the time of Constantine. The images were from scans and therefore not great. Recently I decided to redo the pages on Constantinian-era coins and the six web pages beginning here are the result:</p><p><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/imit/imitGE.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/imit/imitGE.html" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/imit/imitGE.html</a></p><p>The images are larger and better. The text font is also larger. The organization is clearer. (PM me if you have comments or corrections. I welcome your input.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an interesting example:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1430998[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>It is interesting for being so remarkably well done, given it is only <b>10 mm</b> and 1.08 grams. </p><p>Constantine II. Tiny, with outstanding lettering.</p><p>Rarely is such a small flan matched by correspondingly small dies done so well. The size assures it is an imitation. Why did the engraver do such a fine job on the obverse legend?</p><p>CONSTANTINVS IVN ...</p><p> /GLORIA [EXERCITVS]</p><p> mintmark not visible.</p><p>From Berk, 1984.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=10613]@Victor_Clark[/USER] has a page, ""Barbarous' coinage of the Fourth Century": <a href="http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/barb2/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/barb2/" rel="nofollow">http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/barb2/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Show us some ancient imitations![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 8183027, member: 44316"]There are many ancient imitations stuck in the time of Constantine. CoinTalk had a thread started by [USER=10613]@Victor_Clark[/USER] with some recently: [URL]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/roma-with-constantinopolis-reverse.388724/#post-8003065[/URL] In the late 1990s I wrote a large website on ancient imitations [URL]https://augustuscoins.com/ed/imit/index.html[/URL] with some pages devoted to coins from the time of Constantine. The images were from scans and therefore not great. Recently I decided to redo the pages on Constantinian-era coins and the six web pages beginning here are the result: [URL]http://augustuscoins.com/ed/imit/imitGE.html[/URL] The images are larger and better. The text font is also larger. The organization is clearer. (PM me if you have comments or corrections. I welcome your input.) Here is an interesting example: [ATTACH=full]1430998[/ATTACH] It is interesting for being so remarkably well done, given it is only [B]10 mm[/B] and 1.08 grams. Constantine II. Tiny, with outstanding lettering. Rarely is such a small flan matched by correspondingly small dies done so well. The size assures it is an imitation. Why did the engraver do such a fine job on the obverse legend? CONSTANTINVS IVN ... /GLORIA [EXERCITVS] mintmark not visible. From Berk, 1984. [USER=10613]@Victor_Clark[/USER] has a page, ""Barbarous' coinage of the Fourth Century": [URL]http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/barb2/[/URL] Show us some ancient imitations![/QUOTE]
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