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<p>[QUOTE="Orange Julius, post: 5186320, member: 77226"]I went back and forth on this bust and the front vs rear views... eventually, I remembered I do have a text that may help, <i>The London Mint of Constantius and Constantine by Cloke and Toone.</i> So... I looked it up.</p><p><br /></p><p>After scanning the different bust types for this coin, I saw 9.06.27 (pictured top below) which looks to be my coin (pictured bottom). The book describes this bust as C5 Left or Radiate, draped with trabea or mantle and ties 9.06.27 to RIC 255 corr (not sure what the correction is..). So... it's seen from front with somewhat different clothing than usual. Thanks all for the comments!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1213587[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1213588[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh! and looking back over the comments, [USER=57495]@zumbly[/USER] called it and [USER=100136]@thejewk[/USER] reminded me where to look. Thanks![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orange Julius, post: 5186320, member: 77226"]I went back and forth on this bust and the front vs rear views... eventually, I remembered I do have a text that may help, [I]The London Mint of Constantius and Constantine by Cloke and Toone.[/I] So... I looked it up. After scanning the different bust types for this coin, I saw 9.06.27 (pictured top below) which looks to be my coin (pictured bottom). The book describes this bust as C5 Left or Radiate, draped with trabea or mantle and ties 9.06.27 to RIC 255 corr (not sure what the correction is..). So... it's seen from front with somewhat different clothing than usual. Thanks all for the comments! [ATTACH=full]1213587[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1213588[/ATTACH] Oh! and looking back over the comments, [USER=57495]@zumbly[/USER] called it and [USER=100136]@thejewk[/USER] reminded me where to look. Thanks![/QUOTE]
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