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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2214557, member: 42773&quot;]Whereas the last coin could be identified as a hybrid with a few misspellings, this one is completely awry...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]433069[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an obverse of Constantine I with another abbreviation at the end: AV. This obverse can be found on several issues, including the Vota/Wreath types and Campgates.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse however, was a type used for the princes Crispus, Constantine II, and Licinius II. This inscription is completely botched. It should read CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, but instead we have CAEMSARVM NOSTRVM.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not only that, but this reverse legend was NOT used at Ticinium. For this series, Ticinium used DOMINORVM NOSTRORVM CAESS, or its abbreviated version DOMINOR NOSTROR CAESS.</p><p><br /></p><p>What the hell happened here? Did an apprentice engraver model the reverse after a coin from another mint? Even so, it should not have been paired with an obverse of Constantine I. Does this reverse (botched inscription not withstanding) suggest that there were regular issues for the princes with CAESARVM NOSTRORVM from Ticinium that are simply not recorded in RIC?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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