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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pavlos, post: 3191996, member: 96635&quot;]Maybe someone can remember me saying that I did not find Roman Imperial coins that interesting, well... hmm they do have something actually, well actually they look really nice. Roman republic coins are really nice as well, I find the detail of some of those coins equal to the art of Greek coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway I decided not too make it too ridiculous because I just started collecting ancient coins, and I want to keep my focus on the Greek coins and also the Byzantine anonymous follis. However, I do want to have a little Roman coin set and I decided, well I am collecting Byzantine anonymous follis because of Christianity, what Roman emperor is not better at that then Constantine the Great!</p><p><br /></p><p>I was looking at the coins from Constantine I and well the first thing I noticed is that only 1 emperor had so many different reverse designs and on top of that the diversity of the mint sites, from Syria to Gallia to Italy to Greece etc. I am really confused, why are there so many different designs for the reverse?</p><p><br /></p><p>For example these 2 follis from Constantine I both minted in Constantinople.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/oZsAAOSwW4RbnXm0/s-l1600.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/IhoAAOSwm9dbnXzS/s-l1600.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>They have a similar design but are still different, why is this? It is minted in the same city.</p><p><br /></p><p>To make the Constantine collection not too big and related to the Byzantine Empire, I preferably want his coins which are minted in Greece or Minor Asia for example Constantinople, Thessalonica, Nikomedia etc (but its not a must).</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, I am especially very interested in his coins containing the &quot;Chi Rho&quot; (because of the relation to Christianity), are these coins rare and/or expensive?</p><p><br /></p><p>For example:</p><p><img src="http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/symbols/con19.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>or</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/symbols/Arles401.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you very much![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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