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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsimonel, post: 2978049, member: 82549&quot;]Beautiful OP. Excellent detail.</p><p><br /></p><p>Captives pop up unexpectedly on some other coins of Constantine, too. Here&#039;s an example of the well-known Jupiter type with a captive:</p><p><img src="http://feltemp.com/Images/77.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Bronze half nummus</p><p>Nicomedia mint, A.D. 321-324</p><p>RIC 43</p><p>Obv: IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINVS P F AVG</p><p>Rev: IOVI CONS-ERVATORI - Jupiter, leaning on eagle-tipped scepter, holding Victory on globe; eagle with wreath at feet to right, captive to left</p><p>SMNB in exergue; X over IIM (truncated) in right field</p><p>19 mm, 2.7 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>And one of my favorite appearances of captives, in the exergue, of all places:</p><p><img src="http://feltemp.com/Images/72.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Lugdunum (Lyons) mint, A.D. 320</p><p>RIC 79 (var.)</p><p>Obv: CON-STANTINVS AVG</p><p>Rev: VICTORIAE LAET PRINC PERP - Two Victories holding shield inscribed VOT/PR above altar</p><p>P[2 captives]L in exergue</p><p>19 mm, 3.2 g.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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