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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tejas, post: 5287052, member: 84905&quot;]Maybe you are right. However,&nbsp; just to compare two Nicomedia-stype folles (both from my collection):</p><p><br /></p><p>1. The usual follis with large and rather generic bust to the left in the normal flat relief. Nothing special here:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1221635[/ATTACH]</p><p>2. An exceptionally large bust, with an expressive face and unusually high relief. The coin has an almost medallic quality to it:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1221636[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This is why I wondered if coin number two is not some kind of &quot;special bust&quot; type. I have many of these Constantinian bronzes, but the quality of the engraving of this one really stands out. The picture doesn&#039;t even do it full justice. It is even better in hand.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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