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<p>[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 7570316, member: 82549"]I have not noticed coins of Constantius I noticeably more expensive than those of the other tetrachs (at least in the US), although the reverse of the OP is scarcer than the GENIO and SACRA MONETA reserves and probably commands a premium. Also, coins of his as Augustus are harder to find than those of him as Caesar since he was Augustus for such a short time.</p><p><br /></p><p>One nice thing about these large nummi is that they did not stay large for very long. Consequently, many of them were pulled from circulation and hoarded after circulating for just a few years. The result is that there any many examples of these coins in good condition available to collectors today.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1305282[/ATTACH]</p><p><u><b>Constantius I</b></u></p><p><i>Caesar, A.D. 293-305</i></p><p><i>Augustus, A.D. 305-306</i></p><p>Bronze Nummus</p><p>Siscia mint, A.D. 300-301</p><p>Obv: CONSTANTIUS NOB CAES</p><p>Rev: SACRA MONETA AVGG ET CAESS NOSTR - Moneta, standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae</p><p>SIS in exergue; ✳ in left field, B in right</p><p>RIC 135a</p><p>28mm, 9.5g.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 7570316, member: 82549"]I have not noticed coins of Constantius I noticeably more expensive than those of the other tetrachs (at least in the US), although the reverse of the OP is scarcer than the GENIO and SACRA MONETA reserves and probably commands a premium. Also, coins of his as Augustus are harder to find than those of him as Caesar since he was Augustus for such a short time. One nice thing about these large nummi is that they did not stay large for very long. Consequently, many of them were pulled from circulation and hoarded after circulating for just a few years. The result is that there any many examples of these coins in good condition available to collectors today. [ATTACH=full]1305282[/ATTACH] [U][B]Constantius I[/B][/U] [I]Caesar, A.D. 293-305 Augustus, A.D. 305-306[/I] Bronze Nummus Siscia mint, A.D. 300-301 Obv: CONSTANTIUS NOB CAES Rev: SACRA MONETA AVGG ET CAESS NOSTR - Moneta, standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae SIS in exergue; ✳ in left field, B in right RIC 135a 28mm, 9.5g.[/QUOTE]
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