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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;seth77, post: 2173624, member: 56653&quot;]I&#039;m glad my challenge sparked such interesting replies. </p><p>As I see it, many collectors consider battered rare coins as a cheap way to fill a gap in their collections. Big dealers don&#039;t really care for these and usually they end up in &quot;5$ bargain bins&quot; or on ebay.</p><p>Also, most of your coins look better than the one I posted in the OP <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>So here is another that fits the category:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5"><b>CONSTANTINE II AE3 18mm 2.12g Follis/Nummus (F/F+)</b></font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="4">AV: CONSTANTINVS IVN N C; half-length bust r. laureate, draped and cuirassed with spear pointing forward, globe in left hand.</font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="4">&nbsp;</font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="4">REV: BEAT TRA-NQLITAS; globe set on altar inscribed VOT/IS/XX </font></font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="4"> </font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="4">EXE: PLON <b>London mint</b>.</font></font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="4"> </font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="4">REF: <b>Unlisted in RIC for bust type</b>, should&#039;ve been after <b> RIC VII London 288</b>. Extremely rare, maybe unique, no other specimen recorded. <b>323-324AD.</b></font></font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5"><b><font size="4">Very interesting piece w/ a seldom and sought after bust type. May actually be an &quot;irregular&quot; issue.</font></b></font></p><p><font size="5"><b>[ATTACH=full]420002[/ATTACH] </b></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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