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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 4344693, member: 44316&quot;]For me, the new coin is better. Sorry about the &quot;O&quot;. [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] is right.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>For example, many Byzantine copper types are poorly produced with uneven strikes and poor dies. It is quite possible to own three of a single type, each the best of the bunch in some way but not in other ways. Then I can hope to find a fourth, as good as than all of the others every way so I could &quot;upgrade&quot; to just one coin of the type. It rarely happens. </p><p><br /></p><p>I agree with Cucumbor.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, it is hard not to when the price is almost the same. On the other hand, the money could be spent on any of the tons of other types out there that would improve a collection. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Back to Constantine:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1100185[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Coincidentally, this one is also missing the &quot;O&quot; in &quot;CONSTANTINVS&quot; (as well as other letters). This one is of Constantine as Caesar (The OP coin was as Augustus).</p><p>27 mm. 6.53 grams.</p><p>FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB C</p><p>MARTI PATRI PROPVGNATORI</p><p>S&nbsp;&nbsp; A in fields</p><p>PTR in exergue</p><p>RIC VI Trier 730 struck &quot;c. summer 307&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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