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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2139532, member: 19463&quot;]The mail delivered today my one and only win from the recently closed VAuction in which I paid too much but got the coin I wanted.&nbsp; Did anyone else buy something there?</p><p><br /></p><p>We usually pay too much when we insist on getting what we want.&nbsp;&nbsp; I know who the underbidder was and it surprised me that they were willing to pay as much as they bid so perhaps I am just completely out of touch with the realities of the auction world.&nbsp; Other coins in the sale went cheaply but this was the one I wanted for my &#039;set&#039;.&nbsp; The photo is about correct.&nbsp; The obverse has some roughness but the reverse is better.&nbsp; Overall the tone is brown.&nbsp; The seller used black and white photos and I can not say that color adds anything to the appeal of the coin.&nbsp; Here I copy and past the &#039;catalog&#039; description.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]408824[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Constantine II. As Caesar, A.D. 317-337. Æ follis (19 mm, 2.90 g, 12 h). Rome, A.D. 320. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Constantine II right / ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma seated right on shield, holding another shield inscribed X/V in two lines; R<span style="color: #b30059">(coiled serpent)</span>CS. RIC 200. Dark brown patina, reddish deposits on obverse. Good very fine. </b></p><p><br /></p><p>I admit being more than a little grossed out by the description in one regard but I&#039;m still happy to have it.&nbsp; RIC dodges the question of the serpent but I have never been a grand fan of RIC.&nbsp; They also talk around for a page on the order of the issues of 320 without addressing why coins of the Augusti and the Caesars show XV on the shield while the other issue of the day (below) used appropriately different Vota numbers for the two classes of rulers.&nbsp; I do not understand many things and RIC is on my list.</p><p><br /></p><p>To avoid starting an argument of global warming proportions, I&#039;ll delay explaining the &#039;serpent&#039; here and ask one of you to help me out.&nbsp; Below are the others in my set.&nbsp; I totally lack Licinius II who also issued &#039;serpents&#039;.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]408825[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]408826[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]408827[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]408828[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]408829[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]408830[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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