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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Victor_Clark, post: 7766813, member: 10613&quot;]Yes, it&#039;s copying Siscia. These defy classification since they are not struck by an official mint. I have several hundred of them, with only a few die matches. Sometimes I label them like--</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine I</p><p>circa A.D. 318-19</p><p>20x19mm&nbsp; &nbsp; 3.0gm</p><p>[IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG] -- laureate helmet and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>[VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP] -- two Victories stg., facing one another, together holding shield/wreath inscribed [VOT PR]</p><p>in ex. [????]</p><p>cf. RIC VII Siscia 53&nbsp; unofficial issue</p><p><br /></p><p>In the brackets, put whatever, letters if you have them or question marks if you are uncertain [??????]. I say compare to Siscia 53, because that is close enough to the prototype. It might be copying another issue, since the obverse legend is not clear, but it is a D6 bust, so it&#039;s close enough.</p><p><br /></p><p>usually I just label them-- Siscia VLPP barb #??? with measurements.</p><p><br /></p><p>my page with 144 of these currently listed--</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/barb2/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/barb2/" rel="nofollow">http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/barb2/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I wouldn&#039;t sweat the legend though, as these are often gibberish, sometimes not even letters, Below is a coin that I have described as &quot;Coin #17 18mm 2.6gm&quot; with no letters in the legends (or lots of I&#039;s).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1331763[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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