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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 2378742, member: 31620&quot;]Doug,</p><p>Yours is a gem. I love the patina. Mine is a dark green but your chocolate brown is glorious.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have finished photographing more of the coins I bought showing the diversity in them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another Constans from Rome with fancy cuffs. The coin unfortunately suffers from a patchy patina</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Constans - AE2</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:- D N CONSTANS P F AVG, Pearl diademed, draped &amp; cuirassed bust left holding globe,</p><p>Rev:- FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Helmeted soldier, spear in left hand, advancing right, head left; with his right hand he leads a small bare-headed figure from a hut beneath a tree. The spear points up and to the right</p><p>Minted in Rome; (//R*S)</p><p>Reference:– RIC VIII Rome 140 </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_169af_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>A Constans phoenix galley from Rome. The coin still has layers of dirt on it but the cleaner has defaced it with some nasty scratches during mechanical cleaning.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Constans - AE2</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:- DN CONSTA-NS PF AVG, Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right,</p><p>Rev:- FEL TEMP-REPARATIO, emperor in military dress standing left on galley, holding Phoenix and labarum, Victory sitting at the stern, steering the ship</p><p>Minted in Rome; (//RE)</p><p>Reference:– RIC VIII Rome 109 </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_169ad_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>And a Constantius II phoenix galley. There is just enough of the exe visible to make it out. I liked the detailed reverse on this one.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Constantius II - AE2</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:- D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:- FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Emperor standing left, in a galley; Phoenix on a globe in right hand and holding labarum in left hand; Victory at the tiller of the galley right</p><p>Minted in Trier (// TRS). </p><p>References:- RIC VIII Trier 214 </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_170bg_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>I won&#039;t inflict the remaining coins as they have even more problems than these. Overall a nice mix of coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Martin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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