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<p>[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 7325431, member: 44316"]Today I got a coin in the mail that cost me under $20, including shipping. Constantine is the most common Roman emperor of all, so the low price is no great surprise. I bought it for the obverse legend:</p><p><br /></p><p>IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINVS PF <b>INV</b> AVG</p><p>(IMPerator Caesar FLavius VALerius CONSTANTINVS Pius Felix INVictus AVGustus)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1280054[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>23 mm. 4.05 grams.</p><p>IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG</p><p>Jupiter standing left holding globe, A in field right, wreath in field left.</p><p>SMHT (Heraclea Thracia)</p><p>RIC VI Heraclea 72 "Scarce, c. 312"</p><p><br /></p><p>It has "INV" for INVICTVS ("Unconquered") in the legend. That is somewhat unusual, although that title is sometimes used by other rulers, too.</p><p><br /></p><p>Melville Jones, in <i>Dictionary of Roman Coins </i>(A book I recommend), says it is "an epithet which was applied to the gods Hercules, Jupiter, and Mars on Roman coins, and to some emperors."</p><p><br /></p><p>Show us a coin with the title INVICTVS on it![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 7325431, member: 44316"]Today I got a coin in the mail that cost me under $20, including shipping. Constantine is the most common Roman emperor of all, so the low price is no great surprise. I bought it for the obverse legend: IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINVS PF [B]INV[/B] AVG (IMPerator Caesar FLavius VALerius CONSTANTINVS Pius Felix INVictus AVGustus) [ATTACH=full]1280054[/ATTACH] 23 mm. 4.05 grams. IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG Jupiter standing left holding globe, A in field right, wreath in field left. SMHT (Heraclea Thracia) RIC VI Heraclea 72 "Scarce, c. 312" It has "INV" for INVICTVS ("Unconquered") in the legend. That is somewhat unusual, although that title is sometimes used by other rulers, too. Melville Jones, in [I]Dictionary of Roman Coins [/I](A book I recommend), says it is "an epithet which was applied to the gods Hercules, Jupiter, and Mars on Roman coins, and to some emperors." Show us a coin with the title INVICTVS on it![/QUOTE]
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