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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gavin Richardson, post: 3089661, member: 83956&quot;][ATTACH=full]779375[/ATTACH] </p><p>So I&#039;ve had this coin for a while and formerly had it catalogued as a Constantine I coin, making the fairly common mistake of believing that the MAX in the legend CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG meant that it was Big Daddy&#039;s coin. I&#039;ve since learned that Constantine II also used this legend, and by comparison to coins at Wildwinds, I have conjectured that this is Siscia RIC VIII 89, with ASIS crescent as the mintmark. It&#039;s a very common coin, but the clear Chi-Rho at the top of the reverse standard makes it a little more interesting than the typical Gloria Exercitus.</p><p><br /></p><p>My question for the LRB experts out there: Is there any dispositive, easy giveaway that marks this coin as Constantine II and not Constantine I, or does this distinction have to be made on style alone?</p><p><br /></p><p>Using Guido Bruck, it seems that Constantine I struck Chi-Rho Gloria Exercitus coins only at Arles. So a Chi-Rho from any other mint must be from Constantine II, is that correct?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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