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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 2255322, member: 57495&quot;]Continuing my LRB foray, a couple of budget but interesting issues from Constantine I.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve always wanted one of these &#039;eyes to heaven&#039; coins.&nbsp; He just looks so religious on them...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]446862[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>CONSTANTINE I</b></p><p>AE3</p><p>2.98g, 18.9mm</p><p>Heraclea mint, AD 327-329</p><p>RIC VII Heraclea 92</p><p>O: CONSTAN-TINVS AVG, diademed head right, looking up, eyes towards heaven. </p><p>R: VOT/XXX within wreath, D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG around, dot SMHA in exergue.</p><p><br /></p><p>This next one is a scarce, Rome mint-only issue.&nbsp; Doug has a bunch of them with an intriguing mintmark (featuring a coiled serpent).&nbsp; I&#039;d love one of those, but this is the one I have for now.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]446863[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>CONSTANTINE I</b></p><p>AE3</p><p>3.4g, 19.2mm</p><p>RIC VII Rome 146 (R3)</p><p>O: CONSTA-NTINVS AVG, bust right, wearing cuirass and crested helmet. </p><p>R: ROMAE A-ETERNAE, Roma seated right on shield, inscribing X/V on shield that rests on her knee; P-R in field, RP in exergue.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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