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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsimonel, post: 3237906, member: 82549&quot;]Here&#039;s an example of an official coin from Siscia, this one with a left-facing bust . . .</p><p><img src="http://feltemp.com/Images/70.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><i>Siscia mint, A.D. 319-320</i></p><p><i>RIC 95, variant</i></p><p><i>Obv: IMP CONSTANT-INVS AVG</i></p><p><i>Rev: VICT[dot] LAETAE&nbsp; PRINC PERP - Two Victories, facing each other, holding shield inscribed VOT/PR over altar</i></p><p><i>ΓSIS[star] in exergue; S in altar.</i></p><p><i>20 x 18 mm, 3.2 g.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>. . . and its imitation (notice the &quot;SIS&quot; in the exergue):</p><p><img src="http://feltemp.com/Images/71.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><i>Unknown mint, 4th century A.D. </i></p><p><i>Barbarous imitation of Constantine the Great, VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP reverse type.</i></p><p><i>Obv: Gibberish - Bust, left, in high-crested helmet, spear over right shoulder, shield over left.</i></p><p><i>Rev: Gibberish - Two Victories, facing each other, holding inscribed shield over altar.</i></p><p><i>17 mm, 2.1 g.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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