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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Victor_Clark, post: 24856899, member: 10613&quot;]I have added these three fantastic unofficial issues to my collection this month.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1593533[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine I, circa 318-319. Follis (Bronze, 18 mm, 2.5g), a contemporary imitation of an issue from Thessalonica (VOT XX MVLT XXX cf. Thessalonica 30), irregular mint, after 318. Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Constantine I to left; around, imitative legend formed out of fourteen Π. Rev. XXXX / XXXXX / XXXX in three lines; in background, elongated symmetrical volute; all within stylized wreath.</p><p><br /></p><p>ex- Lars Ramskold</p><p><br /></p><p>the above coin is somewhat copying the below coin--</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1593534[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>and two GENIO coins that I won today--</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1593535[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Constantius I, as Caesar, Ӕ Follis. Contemporary imitation of the London mint, AD 297. FL V CONSTANTIVS NOB L C, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing to left, modius on head, holding patera and cornucopiae. For possible prototype cf. RIC VI 32. 10.87g, 28mm, 10h.</p><p><br /></p><p>ex-Dr. Jacob Terner </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1593536[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Maximian Ӕ Follis. Contemporary imitation of the Treveri mint, AD 296-297. IMP MAXIMIANVS P AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI (sic), Genius standing to left, modius on head, holding patera and cornucopiae; B(retrograde)-Γ across fields; TR in exergue. For possible prototype, cf. RIC VI 183b. 10.14g, 27mm, 12h.</p><p><br /></p><p>ex-Dr. Jacob Terner[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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