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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;randygeki, post: 519733, member: 13719&quot;]8 mile hehe </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>SMALB is the mintmark.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>this it what was on the listing</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Andalus">&quot;After the death of Constantine the Great (early 4th Cent A.D.), his surviving sons issued a pair of coins to commorate his life.</font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Andalus">In this coin, we see the veiled head of </font></span><span style="color: black"><font face="Andalus">Constantine</font></span><span style="color: black"><font face="Andalus"> with the latin legend that translates to &#039;Divine Constantine, Father of Emperors&#039;.</font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Andalus">On the other side is a depiction of </font></span><span style="color: black"><font face="Andalus">Constantine</font></span><span style="color: black"><font face="Andalus"> standing veiled with the Latin initials -VN MR, meaning &#039;of Venerated Memory&quot;.</font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Andalus">Buried in the dry sands of </font></span><span style="color: black"><font face="Andalus">Syria</font></span><span style="color: black"><font face="Andalus"> for nearly 17 centuries, this is a remarkable coin with historical Christian importance, and quite scarce in this fine condition.&quot;</font></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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