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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsimonel, post: 2621300, member: 82549&quot;]Here&#039;s a quick and dirty photograph of a new Constantine that I picked up at the New York International Numismatic Convention (NYINC) yesterday. Among all the $120 aEF campgates I was able to find this in a $30 pick bin:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]575222[/ATTACH] </p><p>It&#039;s a VICTORIA AVGGNN reverse--scarce, but not too difficult to find--but with a left-facing obverse, the first I&#039;ve seen. Rough, but I&#039;m still very please to have discovered it. Here&#039;s the data:</p><p><br /></p><p>AE Nummis</p><p>Thessalonica mint, A.D. 319</p><p>RIC 60, var. [No dot before mint mark]</p><p>Obv: CONSTAN-TINVS AVG - Constantine facing left, holding spear over right shoulder. [Sword handle from sword held in left hand sticking up in front? This is a controversial interpretation.]</p><p>Rev: VICTORI-A AVGG NN - Victory advancing left with wreath and palm branch</p><p>TS[dot]Γ[dot] in exergue</p><p>18 mm, 3.0 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyone else pick up anything interesting? </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, did it seem like there were a lot more Russian-speaking attendees this year? I got the impressions prices were a lot higher this year than last. Perhaps it&#039;s just my imagination, but I wonder if increased demand from Eastern Europe pushing up prices for ancients?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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