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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jamesicus, post: 3270125, member: 14873&quot;]And I am very happy to see that you captured that coin, Gavin! Several years ago during one of our many discussions relating to London Mint Tetrarchic coins, Hugh Cloke told me that he wanted to compose an illustrated article mapping how the rapidly declining health of Constantius (he was always sickly) could be followed through the years by examining his London Mint coin portraits (which changed significantly) in succeeding issues. I don’t know if Hugh ever did that (I will ask him at the next opportunity) but I think it would make a fascinating study. My observation is that this coin (now yours) depicts him middle-aged and exhibiting noticeable physical decline.</p><p><br /></p><p>This how he looked shortly before he died (of an unknown ailment)</p><p><br /></p><p><i>RIC VI, Londinium, follis, No. 47, Constantius, Augustus of the West:</i></p><p><b>CT (Cloke &amp; Toone), No. 4.02.003, 1 May 305 - 26 July 306</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://jp29.org/lon47o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/lon47r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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