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Message:: [QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 5137974, member: 96898"]That's a fascinating project! Do you plan to eventually publish the type catalogue (online or in print), or is this simply for your private research? All of my Sol Constantines are the commen type, yet they show and interesting variety of bust types and control marks: [ATTACH=full]1205489[/ATTACH] Constantine the Great, Roman Empire, AE2, 312–313 AD, London mint. Obv: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; bust of Constantine I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, r. Rev: SOLI INVICTO COMITI; Sol, radiate, chlamys draped across r. shoulder, standing l., raising r. hand and holding up globe in l. hand; in field l., star; in exergue, PLN. 23mm, 2.77g. Ref: RIC VI Londinium 280. [ATTACH=full]1205491[/ATTACH] Constantine I, Roman Empire, AE3, 312–313 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; bust of Constantine I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, r. Rev: SOLI INVICTO COMITI; Sol, chlamys draped over l. shoulder, standing l., raising r. hand and holding globe in l. hand. 20mm, 2.96g. Ref: RIC VI Rom 323a. [ATTACH=full]1205490[/ATTACH] Constantine I, Roman Empire, AE3, 313 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; bust of Constantine I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, r, Rev: SOLI INVICTO COMITI; Sol, radiate, chlamys draped across r. shoulder, standing l., raising r. hand and holding globe in l. hand; in fields, R–F. 19.5mm, 3.41g. Ref: RIC VII Rome 2. [ATTACH=full]1205488[/ATTACH] Constantine the Great, Roman Empire, AE2, 316 AD, London mint. Obv: CONSTANTINVS P AVG; bust of Constantine I, laureate, cuirassed, r. Rev: SOLI INVICTO COMITI; Sol standing l., radiate, chlamys draped across r. shoulder, raising r. hand and holding up globe in l. hand; in fields, S–P; in exergue, MSL. 20.5mm, 3.06g. Ref: RIC VII Londinium 76.[/QUOTE]

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