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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Victor_Clark, post: 2481493, member: 10613&quot;]there is all sorts of wrong info on the web</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>some more Sarmatia stuff--</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin refers to a major victory over the Sarmatians in A.D.322. This victory, however, was a big reason for the civil war with Licinius, since the territory that Constantine fought the Sarmatians in was actually under the control of Licinius.</p><p><br /></p><p>and a bit about the Sarmatians from Zosimus</p><p><br /></p><p>“When Constantine learned that the Sarmatians, who live near Lake Maeotis [modern day Sea of Azov], had sailed across the Danube and were pillaging his territory, he led his army against them…he killed many, took more prisoners and put the rest to flight.” Zosimus 2:21</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>just so the examples in this thread are not all from Trier, here&#039;s one from London</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/asst2/SARMATIA%20London%20289.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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