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<p>[QUOTE="Luke B, post: 4028733, member: 106103"]An interesting idea. I view the figure on these coins as Mars much in the same way as other "conservatori" coins for Jupiter and such. It's not out of the realm of possibility for Constantine to be representing himself as Mars, however Constantine also minted coins with a bust of Mars on the reverse at the mint of Trier (with a similar helmet I think). </p><p><br /></p><p>I am more inclined to believe it is in fact Mars on the reverse.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Luke B, post: 4028733, member: 106103"]An interesting idea. I view the figure on these coins as Mars much in the same way as other "conservatori" coins for Jupiter and such. It's not out of the realm of possibility for Constantine to be representing himself as Mars, however Constantine also minted coins with a bust of Mars on the reverse at the mint of Trier (with a similar helmet I think). I am more inclined to believe it is in fact Mars on the reverse.[/QUOTE]
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