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<p>[QUOTE="furryfrog02, post: 3274797, member: 41219"]So this coin is a blast from the past. Not only because it is from Constantine I but also because my dad bought it when my parents came to visit me when I lived in London back in 2002-2004. My dad bought this at a small coin shop that was across the street from the British Museum. It was totally forgotten about by them and me until my son and I started getting into ancients.</p><p><br /></p><p>Well my parents just arrived at our house for Christmas and brought this for us. I was hoping it was minted in London since that would make it all the much cooler and we do not yet have a coin minted in London. Unfortunately, it isn't.</p><p><br /></p><p>FFIVN and I have made as best an identification as we can. We aren't able to completely make out the mintmark.</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine AE follis. 320-321 AD.</p><p>Obv: CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head right</p><p>Rev: DN CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, VOT XX in wreath with star in badge at top of wreath. Mintmark TSΓVI. - This we aren't not 100% sure on. TS can be made out but not sure of the third character.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]864550[/ATTACH]</p><p>In it's original flip</p><p>[ATTACH=full]864551[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="furryfrog02, post: 3274797, member: 41219"]So this coin is a blast from the past. Not only because it is from Constantine I but also because my dad bought it when my parents came to visit me when I lived in London back in 2002-2004. My dad bought this at a small coin shop that was across the street from the British Museum. It was totally forgotten about by them and me until my son and I started getting into ancients. Well my parents just arrived at our house for Christmas and brought this for us. I was hoping it was minted in London since that would make it all the much cooler and we do not yet have a coin minted in London. Unfortunately, it isn't. FFIVN and I have made as best an identification as we can. We aren't able to completely make out the mintmark. Constantine AE follis. 320-321 AD. Obv: CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head right Rev: DN CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, VOT XX in wreath with star in badge at top of wreath. Mintmark TSΓVI. - This we aren't not 100% sure on. TS can be made out but not sure of the third character. [ATTACH=full]864550[/ATTACH] In it's original flip [ATTACH=full]864551[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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