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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3656164, member: 19463&quot;]I do not know but I would like to see someone research:&nbsp; The coin dates from just a bit before the time that Licinius appointed Valens as his associate Augustus during his civil war against Constantine.&nbsp; The mint at Cyzicus had to make coins for both Augusti but, since Licinius controlled that region, perhaps their heart really was not into making Constantine look his best?&nbsp; At some point they stopped striking for Constantine until the war resulted in Valens&#039; execution.&nbsp; Constantine did not execute Licinius at that time because he was married to Constantine&#039;s sister who begged for his &#039;second chance&#039;.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I do not have a ready reference listing which mints were under the control of which ruler at which time but it might be interesting to compare workmanship on coins of the two an see how the workmanship aligns with the local ruler &#039;pecking order&#039;.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I always liked this Constantine portrait from Alexandria which may not have been a fan either. Of course this could just be Alexandrian style.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]982632[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Compare to a Alexandrian Licinius. Who received the services of the more skilled cutters?&nbsp; I have not researched this matter to see if there is a pattern.&nbsp; It is just a guess that someone interested in the matter could explore.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]982633[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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