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Message:: [QUOTE="sky92880, post: 8178783, member: 77343"]On a different note, when cataloging coins of Constantinus I with Iovi Conservatori on the reverse, I noticed the hairstyle of some of the pieces. It deals with an item in front of the ear, which starts at the top of the ear and extends to the bottom of the ear ( first type ), sometimes starting on the forehead and continuing down to the bottom of the ear (second type ). first type: obv: impconstantinuspfavg  rev: iovicon-servatori  SISCIA mint SIS (in field B)RIC VII nr 5  bust B1[ATTACH=full]1429572[/ATTACH]obv: impconstantinuspfavg  rev: iovicons-ervatori  NICOMEDIA mint SMN (in field A)RIC VII nr 12  buste B1[ATTACH=full]1429577[/ATTACH] obv: impcflvalconstantinuspfavg  rev: iovicons-ervatori NICOMEDIA mint SMN ( in field Delta )  RIC VII nr12  buste B1[ATTACH=full]1429578[/ATTACH] obv: impcflvalconstantinuspfavg  rev: iovicons-ervatori NICOMEDIA mint SMN (in field E)  RIC VII nr 12 buste B1[ATTACH=full]1429579[/ATTACH] second type: obv: impconstantinuspfinvavg  rev: iovicons-ervatori THESSALONICA mint TS.A.       RIC VII nr 4 buste B1 [ATTACH=full]1429580[/ATTACH]obv: impcflvalconstantinuspfavg  rev: iovicons-ervatori NICOMEDIA mint SMN (in field E) RIC VII nr 12 buste B1[ATTACH=full]1429581[/ATTACH] Is this  ( edited)  mere decoration? Thanks for your answers, please feel free to show coins on this topic. sky92880[/QUOTE]