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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4770076, member: 19463"]This is definitely true but ALWAYS is a word we use with care. The old saying is that a rule is proven by it's exceptions. The coin below is not high grade and cost me $5 on eBay but I had to have it.</p><p><br /></p><p>At obverse right the legend is clearly NTIVSNOBCAES. The left legend is less clear due to the rough surfaces. The portrait clearly has a diadem. The reverse is the standard FH4 falling horseman from Constantinople (rump up more than most) and the CO of the mintmark is clear. NOBCAES means this has to be Gallus or Julian but the coin is too large to be Julian and the NTIVS also eliminates him. How do we have a diadem on a portrait of the Caesar?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1161962[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin is double struck. The left side (back of head with diadem) belongs to Constantius II Augustus while the face and right side legend belong to Constantius Gallus Caesar. The alignment was slightly rotated making the head shape a bit too large at the top. I do so very much wish this coin had smooth surfaces but, as it is, the coin is a ton of fun.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4770076, member: 19463"]This is definitely true but ALWAYS is a word we use with care. The old saying is that a rule is proven by it's exceptions. The coin below is not high grade and cost me $5 on eBay but I had to have it. At obverse right the legend is clearly NTIVSNOBCAES. The left legend is less clear due to the rough surfaces. The portrait clearly has a diadem. The reverse is the standard FH4 falling horseman from Constantinople (rump up more than most) and the CO of the mintmark is clear. NOBCAES means this has to be Gallus or Julian but the coin is too large to be Julian and the NTIVS also eliminates him. How do we have a diadem on a portrait of the Caesar? [ATTACH=full]1161962[/ATTACH] The coin is double struck. The left side (back of head with diadem) belongs to Constantius II Augustus while the face and right side legend belong to Constantius Gallus Caesar. The alignment was slightly rotated making the head shape a bit too large at the top. I do so very much wish this coin had smooth surfaces but, as it is, the coin is a ton of fun.[/QUOTE]
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