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<p>[QUOTE="lrbguy, post: 3084747, member: 88829"]@<font size="4"><b>maridvnvm </b></font>Thanks for putting up that coin from Trier, Martin, it is from the first series in 324-325, and I don't yet have an example. The coin from Constantinople is more of a mystery, since Constantinople had only one series for these, from two officinae and an example for each is shown. Now I'm curious to see if officina A also has this more basic hairstyle as well, or is it confined to B. Stay tuned.</p><p><br /></p><p>@RomanCollector Another interesting variant. Since only series two used the three letter mintmark, this has to be a variant of that design plan. But what was the prime version and what was the variant? Stay tuned, we need to see more. Thanks for showing it.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=44132]@Bing[/USER] After the Helena from Doug I wondered who would be first to bring us the late parallel to it for Theodora. Here it is. **NOPE TOTALLY MISSED IT ** Only two mints possible, Trier and Constantinople. Can you tell which it is? I do know that Trier was not as careful in the treatment of the mintmark, so have a suspicion, but you may be able to angle it around to see something. As for the Helena, can you read a mark? I don't think we've seen enough obverses to nail it down that way. Anybody?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lrbguy, post: 3084747, member: 88829"]@[SIZE=4][B]maridvnvm [/B][/SIZE]Thanks for putting up that coin from Trier, Martin, it is from the first series in 324-325, and I don't yet have an example. The coin from Constantinople is more of a mystery, since Constantinople had only one series for these, from two officinae and an example for each is shown. Now I'm curious to see if officina A also has this more basic hairstyle as well, or is it confined to B. Stay tuned. @RomanCollector Another interesting variant. Since only series two used the three letter mintmark, this has to be a variant of that design plan. But what was the prime version and what was the variant? Stay tuned, we need to see more. Thanks for showing it. [USER=44132]@Bing[/USER] After the Helena from Doug I wondered who would be first to bring us the late parallel to it for Theodora. Here it is. **NOPE TOTALLY MISSED IT ** Only two mints possible, Trier and Constantinople. Can you tell which it is? I do know that Trier was not as careful in the treatment of the mintmark, so have a suspicion, but you may be able to angle it around to see something. As for the Helena, can you read a mark? I don't think we've seen enough obverses to nail it down that way. Anybody?[/QUOTE]
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