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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1833353, member: 19463&quot;]Since these coins were issued from so many mints for so many years in the names of so many men, we have quite a variety of styles as mentioned but also quite a variety of quality even within the same mint.&nbsp;&nbsp; Randy&#039;s coin above strikes me as interesting beyond its grade in the dress of the soldiers and the quality of the rosette diadem portrait.&nbsp; How many pay attention to coin style as well as or even more than grade?</p><p><br /></p><p>My favorite coins of this group are my Dalmatius with exceptional portrait and the pair of Constans genitive legend issues.&nbsp; None are perfect specimens but I find them interesting.&nbsp; In addition to the portrait style, Dalmatius uses the early spelling of his name.&nbsp; Constans was so young when his first coins were issued that they were given the unusual legends &quot;of Constans, Blessed Caesar&quot;.&nbsp; Since this happened right when the mint was switching between two and one standards designs, we have both to collect.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]303303[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]303304[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]303305[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Because of the short period they were issued, two standards coins of Constans are harder to find from other mints.&nbsp; The only other one, a Constantinople,&nbsp; I have shows the fancy military bust so often given to very young Caesares.&nbsp; Can the rest of you fill out the mint set of Constans&#039; 2 standards coins?&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]303306[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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