I didn't know that Vetriano did that until I read it on the forum recently. For a long time I was totally unimpressed by the Constantine family. Horsemen and soldiers with standards did nothing for me and I had hundreds of the darn things. Since being on this forum I have gained an appreciation of some reverses that I previously found "boring". I have recently picked up a few Centenionales which show more detail on the reverse than I am used to seeing. I saw this coin and the detail just blew me away. I got it for £8 which I thought very reasonable. A similar coin (better than mine) is on wildwinds and sold for over £170 in 2005. (So knock of £160 for the chunks missing out of my coin, I reckon I am still ahead.) Sellers pic Siscia RIC VIII 284 Constantius II (AD 337-361). Billon centenionalis (4.7 gm 22mm). Struck by Vetranio, AD350. D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, bust right, wearing pearl diadem, between A and star CONCORDIA MILITVM, emperor standing left, holding two standards inscribed Chi-Rho, star above his head, A in left field, .ASIS. in exergue. RIC 284, officina A (= 1).
nice pish..i've always liked this revers type...and yours is pretty sweet. i've got one of these i'm trying to clean now, i'm uncertain how it is going to turn out
I think you have a great coin for the price too!!! Forgive my ignorance, or forgetfulness, since they amount to the same thing, but how do you ascertain it was minted under Vetranio by the coin alone???.......or do you need to compare it with others on Wildwinds etc or simply accept the sellers attribution???
It's possible the seller did not know what the coin was and thought it was common late Roman. Very nice coin and deal for sure. Well scored!!
The information came from Wildwinds. The seller didn't mention it. This coin appears to be identical (apart from the missing chunks) to the example on Wildwinds.
