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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ken Dorney, post: 2408075, member: 76086&quot;]When you collect ancients for a while one is bound to get hold of either unique or very rare items.&nbsp; I&#039;ve always liked the following.&nbsp; The best explanation I have heard so far (by Doug on another group) is that the obverse die was begun just prior to the weight and diameter change for the series, then was continued on normally, creating the two borders.</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Constantinopolis Commemmorative, struck circa 336 - 337 AD</b></p><p>Æ18, Heraclea Mint, 1.7 grams</p><p>Obverse:&nbsp; CONSTANTINOPOLI, Helmeted bust of Constantinopolis left, spear over shoulder, within double reeded border.</p><p>Reverse:&nbsp; GLORIA EXERCITVS, Two soldiers standing either side of a single standard with Christogram, both hold spears.&nbsp; SMHA in exergue.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reference:</p><p>similar to RIC157</p><p>[ATTACH=full]497176[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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