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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ken454, post: 1900456, member: 56575&quot;]i got this unattributed ancient off the bay, wanted to look it up myself using the Wildwinds site, believe i got it <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]324843[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]324844[/ATTACH] </p><p>Constantine II AE3. 321-324 AD. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, </p><p>laureate, draped &amp; cuirassed bust right / DOMINOR NOSTROR CAESS </p><p>around wreath enclosing VOT V *, SMHD in ex.</p><p><br /></p><p>Heraclea </p><p>RIC VII 63</p><p><br /></p><p>1st question - what does &quot;in ex&quot; mean in description after mintmark?</p><p><br /></p><p>2nd question - what does RIC VII 63 stand for? i know i read it somewhere but cant find it.</p><p><br /></p><p>3rd question -&nbsp; AE3 is the size, which would make this coin about the size of a dime, which it is, correct? i ask this because on the wildwinds site when i clicked on &quot;text&quot; next to the thumbnail image of this coin it states the coin as AE Follis, so i&#039;m assuming the AE follis is a typo. below is what it says when i clicked &quot;text&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine II, AE follis of Heraclea. AD 320.</p><p><br /></p><p>CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right.</p><p>DOMINOR dot NOSTROR dot CAESS around VOT V and star in three </p><p>lines within wreath, dot in badge at top of wreath.</p><p>Mintmark SMH Delta.</p><p><br /></p><p>RIC VII Heraclea 63. Rated C1.</p><p><br /></p><p>Contributed by George Clegg (biggyg2), February, 2014</p><p><br /></p><p>an last - what does Rated C1 in his description mean?</p><p><br /></p><p>this is a lot different than collecting 19th an 20th century coinage, but very intriguing!</p><p>thanks ken.....</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]324848[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]324849[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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