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<p>[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 3113348, member: 44316"][ATTACH=full]790403[/ATTACH] </p><p>Delmatius, Caesar 335-337 </p><p>Struck 336</p><p>16 mm. 1.31 grams. 6:00</p><p>FL DELMATI-VS NOB CAES</p><p>GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS</p><p>Two soldiers either side of one standard with ch-rho on standard</p><p>Mintmark: SCONST</p><p>RIC Arles 398, page 277</p><p><br /></p><p>For a collector of "early Christian symbolism" on Roman coins, this one is special for the <b>chi-rho</b> at the mint of Constantina (= Arles). That chi-rho is common on coins of Constantine II and Constantius II, but Delmatius is scarcer overall and this variety is scarcer in proportion. The flan is large enough and the designs well-centered and the yellow-green patina is even and pleasing. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you are interested in Christian symbols on Roman coins, there are a number of sites including this one:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Christian/ChristianSymbols.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Christian/ChristianSymbols.html" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Christian/ChristianSymbols.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 3113348, member: 44316"][ATTACH=full]790403[/ATTACH] Delmatius, Caesar 335-337 Struck 336 16 mm. 1.31 grams. 6:00 FL DELMATI-VS NOB CAES GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS Two soldiers either side of one standard with ch-rho on standard Mintmark: SCONST RIC Arles 398, page 277 For a collector of "early Christian symbolism" on Roman coins, this one is special for the [B]chi-rho[/B] at the mint of Constantina (= Arles). That chi-rho is common on coins of Constantine II and Constantius II, but Delmatius is scarcer overall and this variety is scarcer in proportion. The flan is large enough and the designs well-centered and the yellow-green patina is even and pleasing. If you are interested in Christian symbols on Roman coins, there are a number of sites including this one: [url]http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Christian/ChristianSymbols.html[/url][/QUOTE]
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