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Message:: [QUOTE="lrbguy, post: 2856974, member: 88829"]The coins of Constantine, Licinius, and Daza from 310-313 are quite distinctive in overall style and format.  During the "Balkan Explosion" of the late nineties large numbers of these began to appear on the market, many of which were unpublished varieties not only for officinae, but even for new reverse types.  The far eastern mints (Nicomedia, Cyzicus, Antioch, and Alexandria) were particularly rich in unlisted varieties.  When they started appearing on eBay at the turn of the century, often in very high grade, they were not recognized at first for what they were, and the pickings were particularly good.  A handful of us fought like dogs over the new types, and the prices started to climb really fast.  Fun times.  I still have a couple of hundred of them but have not continued to follow these so do not know the present status of the types. This example from Heraclea for Constantine was unlisted back then, and it is one of my favorite types. Constantine I (313 AD)Heraclea[ATTACH=full]679465[/ATTACH] IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINVS PF AVG SOLI IN  - VICTOE|SMHT Sol radiate stg l draped in decorated robe, r hand extended, holds head of Serapis in l.  Should be listed around RIC VI Heraclea 77, 78. (I have a group of 10 pieces for the range 76-78, five of which are unlisted.)[/QUOTE]