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<p>[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 2026300, member: 42773"]I scoured RIC VIII for any instances of this reverse type, and discovered that it is only recorded for the mints of Aquileia, Siscia, and Sirmium. There is another scarce Victory type, with Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm branch, but I'm speaking only of this particular representation: Victory advancing left, looking right, holding a wreath in each hand.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Aquileia</b></p><p><br /></p><p>74 CONSTANT-IVS P F AVG, Officinae P, S, T; Group I, Series I, c. 345</p><p>75 CONSTAN-S P F AVG, Officinae P, S, T, Group I, Series I, c. 345</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Siscia</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]367975[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Sirmium</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>25 D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG; VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM; SIRM; R; Group I, 351-355</p><p><br /></p><p>Notice that the Sirmium coin spells out the abbreviation AVGG. And it would appear that this representation of Victory (during this period) only occurs on the coins of Constantius II and Constans.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, just a little bit of cherry-picking information for anyone looking to acquire some of the less common Constantines.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 2026300, member: 42773"]I scoured RIC VIII for any instances of this reverse type, and discovered that it is only recorded for the mints of Aquileia, Siscia, and Sirmium. There is another scarce Victory type, with Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm branch, but I'm speaking only of this particular representation: Victory advancing left, looking right, holding a wreath in each hand. [B]Aquileia[/B] 74 CONSTANT-IVS P F AVG, Officinae P, S, T; Group I, Series I, c. 345 75 CONSTAN-S P F AVG, Officinae P, S, T, Group I, Series I, c. 345 [B]Siscia[/B] [B][ATTACH=full]367975[/ATTACH] Sirmium [/B] 25 D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG; VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM; SIRM; R; Group I, 351-355 Notice that the Sirmium coin spells out the abbreviation AVGG. And it would appear that this representation of Victory (during this period) only occurs on the coins of Constantius II and Constans. So, just a little bit of cherry-picking information for anyone looking to acquire some of the less common Constantines.[/QUOTE]
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