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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsimonel, post: 7772227, member: 82549&quot;]This particular reverse type was widely imitated. I don&#039;t know why these are so common compared to, say, campgate or two-soldier reverses.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s my example:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1332962[/ATTACH] </p><p>Unknown mint, 4th century A.D. </p><p>Barbarous imitation of Constantine the Great, VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP reverse type.</p><p>Obv: (CONSTANTIN-VS AVG) - Bust, left, in high-crested helmet, spear over right shoulder, shield over left.</p><p>Rev: Gibberish - Two Victories, facing each other, holding inscribed shield over altar.</p><p>•SIS in exergue.</p><p>17 mm, 2.1 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>And its inspiration:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1332964[/ATTACH]</p><p>Siscia mint, A.D. 319-320</p><p>RIC 95, variant</p><p>Obv: IMP CONSTANT-INVS AVG</p><p>Rev: VICT[dot] LAETAE&nbsp; PRINC PERP - Two Victories, facing each other, holding shield inscribed VOT/PR over altar</p><p>ΓSIS✳ in exergue; S in altar.</p><p>20 x 18 mm, 3.2 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>Note: This coin has the obverse inscription of RIC 101, albeit with an unrecorded inscription break, and the mint mark of RIC 95. RIC 101 is part of a group of coins labeled &quot;Irregular.&quot; One possible explanation is that these &quot;irregular&quot; coins are part of the same series as RIC 93 - 99.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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