Procopius

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  1. Ryro

    Ryro Trying to remove supporter status

    Fun thread and cool coin!
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  3. Jochen1

    Jochen1 Well-Known Member

    From my time where I want to have 1 coin from each emperor:

    Procopius, AD 365-366
    AE - AE 3, 3.93g
    Constantinopolis, 4th officina
    obv. DN PROCO - PIVS PF AVG
    Bust, draped and cuirassed, pearl-diademed, l.
    rev. REPARATI - O FEL TEMP
    Emperor in military cloak, stg. half-left, head r., holding labarum in in r. hand
    and resting with l. hand on shield;
    Palm branch in l. field, Chi-Rho in upper r. field
    in ex. CONS Delta
    Ref.: RIC IX, Constantinopolis 17b var.; C.7 var.;
    (in RIC only officina Gamma and Epsilon but Delta expexted)
    very rare, EF, sharp, nice green patina
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    The variant with the palm branch is much rarer than the usual 'unknown object' or the empty field. And there is no officina Delta listed nor yet found in any reference!
     
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  4. Shrews1994

    Shrews1994 Collecting is my passion.

    Thank you for this thread! Helped me identify mine. I was having trouble.
     
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  5. PeteB

    PeteB Well-Known Member

    SPLENDID, Jochen!!!
    THE best I have ever seen!!!
    And rare!!
     
  6. Suarez

    Suarez Well-Known Member

    I used to have a really nice one. Cost only $80 too from what I remember. Ah, the early 2000's...
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  7. Suarez

    Suarez Well-Known Member

    "The variant with the palm branch is much rarer than the usual 'unknown object' or the empty field. And there is no officina Delta listed nor yet found in any reference!"

    The palm is actually part of the mintmark and not an independent design element. The unknown object is likely a helmet
     
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