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<p>[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 2799876, member: 44316"]One thing to like about late Roman coins is the possibility of getting interesting bust types. They are not all just "laureate right (or, less commonly, left)" or "radiate right (or left)." Many have an attractive and unusual bust type. The variety of types greatly increases under Probus (276-282) (which I sure is one cause of his popularity with collectors) and continues into the fourth century.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a very common reverse type under the first tetrarchy: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing left holding patera and cornucopia. This one has the minor Lugdunum (Lyons) variety with the altar to the left of Genius. Of greater interest is the bust left (not uncommon) with Constantius holding a scepter over his right (far) shoulder (not common).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]652506[/ATTACH]</p><p>Constantius I, Caesar 293-305 and Augustus 305-306.</p><p>CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES</p><p>Bust left, cuirassed, with his right hand visible holding a scepter over his right shoulder.</p><p>Struck "c. 301-303" [according to RIC]</p><p>RIC VI Lyons 144a, page 251.</p><p>From the recent Berk sale.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 2799876, member: 44316"]One thing to like about late Roman coins is the possibility of getting interesting bust types. They are not all just "laureate right (or, less commonly, left)" or "radiate right (or left)." Many have an attractive and unusual bust type. The variety of types greatly increases under Probus (276-282) (which I sure is one cause of his popularity with collectors) and continues into the fourth century. Here is a very common reverse type under the first tetrarchy: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing left holding patera and cornucopia. This one has the minor Lugdunum (Lyons) variety with the altar to the left of Genius. Of greater interest is the bust left (not uncommon) with Constantius holding a scepter over his right (far) shoulder (not common). [ATTACH=full]652506[/ATTACH] Constantius I, Caesar 293-305 and Augustus 305-306. CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES Bust left, cuirassed, with his right hand visible holding a scepter over his right shoulder. Struck "c. 301-303" [according to RIC] RIC VI Lyons 144a, page 251. From the recent Berk sale.[/QUOTE]
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