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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtis, post: 6226055, member: 26430&quot;]Lovely Theodosius-type AE2! It&#039;s great when the imitatives show such artistry, especially with their own unique flourishes.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I always loved the bust (and the legends!) on this imitative Constantinian VLPP type AE3 (19mm). Unfortunately, not in ideal condition, but I&#039;m sure it was at least as beautiful as the original when still fresh. Unusually for a “barb” (in my experience) it still has visible silvering:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1246100[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Another I love (despite the toasted obverse) because it is a barbarous imitative of barbarian captives, showing some extra flourishes on their clothing/bindings/faces. Quite similar to <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6640877" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6640877" rel="nofollow">this one from Leu e-10</a>, and <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=captives+imit+follis" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=captives+imit+follis" rel="nofollow">some of the others here</a>, but misspelling EXERCIT as EXERCT. (I may post it along with my other captives-and-trophies in a different thread shortly):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1246101[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, another typical little nummus with “all-I’s”, Theodosius-style cross in wreath, quite interesting and enjoyable:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1246103[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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