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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsimonel, post: 5509809, member: 82549&quot;]I was looking through some duplicate coins in my CtG collection, ones that I haven&#039;t published online, when I noticed this unusual GENIO POP ROM. These coins are usually described as some form of &quot;Genius, standing left, holding patera and cornucopia.&quot; On this coin, however, the cornucopia looks more like a sword handle sticking out of a scabbard. Probably just a quirk of the celator&#039;s particular style, but it sure doesn&#039;t look like a cornucopia to me. Is it possible that the genius is holding something other than a cornucopia, and if so, what?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1239942[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1239943[/ATTACH] </p><p><u><b>Constantine I (&quot;the Great&quot;)</b></u></p><p>AE nummus</p><p>Treveri mint, A.D. 307-308</p><p>RIC 770</p><p>Obv: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG</p><p>Rev: GENIO POP ROM - Genius, loins draped, standing, facing left, holding patera in right hand and &quot;cornupopia&quot; in left.</p><p>PTR in exergue; S in left field, A in right</p><p>27mm, 6.0g[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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