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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 7419144, member: 75937"]When this ex- [USER=74571]@Stevearino[/USER] coin came up at a recent [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER] auction, I found it intriguing.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1288804[/ATTACH]</p><p>Constantine I, AD 307-337.</p><p>Roman billon follis, 6.38 g, 25.3 mm, 1 h.</p><p>Trier, Autumn 307-end 308.</p><p>Obv: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust, right, seen from rear.</p><p>Rev: MARTI PATRI CONSERVATORI, Mars standing right, holding inverted spear and resting hand on grounded shield, S|A//PTR.</p><p>Refs: RIC vi, p. 217, 774; Cohen 359; RCV 16002.</p><p><br /></p><p>MARTI PATRI CONSERVATORI is a title not previously used on Roman coins. Here, Constantine is likened to Mars because of his defeat of the Franci and Alemanni.*</p><p><br /></p><p>This reverse type was primarily used in Trier and Lugdunum, and it antedates Constantine's assumption from Caesar to Augustus.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin (Triskeles sale 22, <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4636330" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4636330" rel="nofollow">lot 530</a>, 15 Dec 2017), was issued for Constantine I as Caesar. Note it has a laureate and cuirassed bust type, seen from the front.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1288806[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin then appears with the same bust type after Constantine's promotion to Augustus (Naumann Auction 9, <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1739831" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1739831" rel="nofollow">lot 772</a>, 3 Nov 2013).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1288807[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Mine has a different bust type -- perhaps used subsequently -- depicting Constantine laureate, draped and cuirassed and seen from the rear. Mine's a bit worn to fully appreciate this, but it is better seen on <a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=78227" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=78227" rel="nofollow">this example</a> from CNG.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1288808[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Post anything you feel is relevant!</p><p><br /></p><p>~~~</p><p><br /></p><p>*Stevenson, Seth William, et al. <i>A Dictionary of Roman Coins, Republican and Imperial</i>. G. Bell and Sons, 1889, p. 540.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 7419144, member: 75937"]When this ex- [USER=74571]@Stevearino[/USER] coin came up at a recent [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER] auction, I found it intriguing. [ATTACH=full]1288804[/ATTACH] Constantine I, AD 307-337. Roman billon follis, 6.38 g, 25.3 mm, 1 h. Trier, Autumn 307-end 308. Obv: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust, right, seen from rear. Rev: MARTI PATRI CONSERVATORI, Mars standing right, holding inverted spear and resting hand on grounded shield, S|A//PTR. Refs: RIC vi, p. 217, 774; Cohen 359; RCV 16002. MARTI PATRI CONSERVATORI is a title not previously used on Roman coins. Here, Constantine is likened to Mars because of his defeat of the Franci and Alemanni.* This reverse type was primarily used in Trier and Lugdunum, and it antedates Constantine's assumption from Caesar to Augustus. This coin (Triskeles sale 22, [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4636330']lot 530[/URL], 15 Dec 2017), was issued for Constantine I as Caesar. Note it has a laureate and cuirassed bust type, seen from the front. [ATTACH=full]1288806[/ATTACH] The coin then appears with the same bust type after Constantine's promotion to Augustus (Naumann Auction 9, [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1739831']lot 772[/URL], 3 Nov 2013). [ATTACH=full]1288807[/ATTACH] Mine has a different bust type -- perhaps used subsequently -- depicting Constantine laureate, draped and cuirassed and seen from the rear. Mine's a bit worn to fully appreciate this, but it is better seen on [URL='https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=78227']this example[/URL] from CNG. [ATTACH=full]1288808[/ATTACH] Post anything you feel is relevant! ~~~ *Stevenson, Seth William, et al. [I]A Dictionary of Roman Coins, Republican and Imperial[/I]. G. Bell and Sons, 1889, p. 540.[/QUOTE]
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