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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 8321451, member: 85693"]Here is a Trier VOT type from CTer [USER=95247]@tenbobbit[/USER] who sent me a huge batch of ancients last fall. This one is one of my favorites - for reasons I cannot explain, I really like off-center ancients. The portrait on this one is exceptional for its somewhat cartoonish look - the giant eye and the tiny hooked nose; not the mint's most realistic portraiture, but charming, I think:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1474042[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Constantine I Æ 18</b></p><p><b>(323-324 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Trier Mint</b></p><p>CONSTAN-TINVS AVG, laureate head right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM</p><p>around, VOT • X within laurel wreath, PTR in exergue. </p><p>RIC VII Treveri 430.</p><p>(4.39 grams / 18 mm)</p><p>[USER=95247]@tenbobbit[/USER] Oct. 2021 Lot</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This one's smiling, with a huge ear: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1474041[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Constantine I Æ 19</b></p><p><b>(313-315 A.D.) </b></p><p><b>Trier mint</b></p><p>CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate cuirassed bust right. / SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI, Sol standing left, chlamys over left shoulder, right hand raised, holding globe in left hand. T-F across fields, PTR in ex.</p><p>RIC VII Treveri 47 (see note).</p><p>(2.91 grams / 19 mm)</p><p>eBay Aug. 2020 </p><p><b>Attribution Notes:</b></p><p>"NOTE re seemingly identical AE coins under Trier RIC VI and Trier RIC VII: Weight: Most <b>AE Folles of RIC VI: 6.5-8.5 gr;</b></p><p>Half-Folles approx. 4.2-4.5 gr.</p><p><b>AE Folles in RIC VII: 3.8-4.9 gr.</b></p><p>Despite the weight overlap this information is usually sufficient to determine the correct RIC volume." Wildwinds</p><p><br /></p><p>Crispus, with an itty-bitty arm:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1474043[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Crispus</b> <b>Æ 20</b></p><p><b>(322-323 A.D.) </b></p><p><b>Trier Mint</b></p><p>IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES Laureate, cuirassed bust left, spear over shoulder & shield / BEATA TRANQVILLITAS altar inscribed VO/TIS/XX, globe and three stars above, •PTR• in exergue. </p><p>(2.15 grams / 20 mm)</p><p>RIC VII, 374 Trier</p><p>eBay Sept. 2017[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 8321451, member: 85693"]Here is a Trier VOT type from CTer [USER=95247]@tenbobbit[/USER] who sent me a huge batch of ancients last fall. This one is one of my favorites - for reasons I cannot explain, I really like off-center ancients. The portrait on this one is exceptional for its somewhat cartoonish look - the giant eye and the tiny hooked nose; not the mint's most realistic portraiture, but charming, I think: [ATTACH=full]1474042[/ATTACH] [B]Constantine I Æ 18 (323-324 A.D.) Trier Mint[/B] CONSTAN-TINVS AVG, laureate head right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM around, VOT • X within laurel wreath, PTR in exergue. RIC VII Treveri 430. (4.39 grams / 18 mm) [USER=95247]@tenbobbit[/USER] Oct. 2021 Lot This one's smiling, with a huge ear: [ATTACH=full]1474041[/ATTACH] [B]Constantine I Æ 19 (313-315 A.D.) Trier mint[/B] CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate cuirassed bust right. / SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI, Sol standing left, chlamys over left shoulder, right hand raised, holding globe in left hand. T-F across fields, PTR in ex. RIC VII Treveri 47 (see note). (2.91 grams / 19 mm) eBay Aug. 2020 [B]Attribution Notes:[/B] "NOTE re seemingly identical AE coins under Trier RIC VI and Trier RIC VII: Weight: Most [B]AE Folles of RIC VI: 6.5-8.5 gr;[/B] Half-Folles approx. 4.2-4.5 gr. [B]AE Folles in RIC VII: 3.8-4.9 gr.[/B] Despite the weight overlap this information is usually sufficient to determine the correct RIC volume." Wildwinds Crispus, with an itty-bitty arm: [ATTACH=full]1474043[/ATTACH] [B]Crispus[/B] [B]Æ 20 (322-323 A.D.) Trier Mint[/B] IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES Laureate, cuirassed bust left, spear over shoulder & shield / BEATA TRANQVILLITAS altar inscribed VO/TIS/XX, globe and three stars above, •PTR• in exergue. (2.15 grams / 20 mm) RIC VII, 374 Trier eBay Sept. 2017[/QUOTE]
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