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Message:: [QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 1988244, member: 42773"]Hello friends. I checked into the Gettysburg Show yesterday and spent a few hours examining about a hundred ancient coins, which was quite educational. With apologies to Doug for possibly swiping some pieces that he might have been interested in from his Baltimore dealers, I present to you my Gettysburg newps. The first dealer I went to was primarily selling US and modern world, but he happened to have a folder of ancients. There was nothing I was interested in, but just as I was about to leave, he said he had another folder, although the coins were common and of a lesser grade. I'm glad I took a look at that folder, because although he had a substantial amount of common Constantine Dynasty bronzes in poor condition, I ran across this piece, which was completely out of place. The "emperor leaning on spear and holding globe" device is much more common in the PRINCIPIA IVVENTVTIS types of Constantine II. The design on this coin, with emperor holding shield, is rare. RIC gives it an R4, and judging by what little research I've done on the internet, that rarity rating may be generally accurate. I have found none for sale, and none sold in auction histories. I'll be sending this image to Dane as well, since it is not listed on Wildwinds. What a nice coin to find for $20, a jewel stuck in the mud of a handful of common Constantinian junk. It's RIC VII, London, 136. [ATTACH=full]355668[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]