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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2251961, member: 19463&quot;]I find participating in CT educational.&nbsp; Sometimes you learn something new; sometimes you are reminded of something you had seen before and might benefit from an occasional refresher. Sometimes you are reminded of how little you know. Last week [USER=42634]@chrsmat71[/USER] showed us his coin from the short period when the sons of Constantine I assumed his title MAX immediately following the death of Constantine I.&nbsp; Coins of Constans Max and Constantius Max are no problem but those of Constantine II MAX are easy to confuse with those of their father.&nbsp; As a reminder, here is chrsmat71&#039;s post.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Within minutes(literally) I saw my new coin below (.ESIS* but otherwise the same) listed on eBay with an extensive write up identifying it as Constantine I RIC (volume VII) 261 which does look a lot like this but lacks the dot in front of the mintmark and the annulet on the standard.&nbsp; Since the no dot mintmark coins exist for the other brothers with MAX in the obverse legend but with the annulet and since RIC places the dot coins later, this would seem a Constantine II but there are no RIC listings for Constans Max or Constantius Max with the annulet and dot.&nbsp; The footnotes in RIC to listings 262 (vol VII) and 79 (vol VIII) point out great uncertainty and lack of understanding of the separation made by Voetter (which I have not seen).&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]445735[/ATTACH] </p><p>What I learned from this matter is that I do not understand this matter. Please do not post an ID for these coins unless you have considered the arguments in RIC notes and are not just parroting numbers from a list.&nbsp; After applying my eBay certificate (the 2% kickback they send every quarter) I have 62 cents tied up in this coin.&nbsp; I hope it is significant.&nbsp; I would not have spent that much on just another Constantine I.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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