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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Victor_Clark, post: 24757146, member: 10613&quot;]One area that I collect is unofficial Constantinian coinage with an emphasis on issues copying VLPP coinage from Siscia. Here is an official example of this type--</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1583464[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">Constantine I</font></p><p><font size="4">A.D. 319</font></p><p><font size="4">20mm 3.3gm</font></p><p><font size="4">IMP CONSTAN-TINVS AVG; high crested helmet, cuir., spear across r. shoulder, shield on left arm</font></p><p><font size="4">VICT• LAETAE PRINC PERP; two Victories stg., facing one another, together holding shield [wreath] inscribed VOT PR on altar inscribed with I.</font></p><p><font size="4">In ex. •BSIS•</font></p><p><font size="4">RIC VII Siscia 82</font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I recently got this issue copying the above type</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1583465[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is #160 that I will add to my page</p><p><br /></p><p>17mm&nbsp;&nbsp; 2.2g</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I already had several of this type and most are obverse die matched while some are obverse and reverse matched. A few are merely close; but were obviously engraved by the same person. Here they are--</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1583466[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>#3&nbsp;&nbsp; 18x17mm&nbsp; &nbsp; 2.5gm</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1583467[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>#4&nbsp; 16mm&nbsp; 2.3 gm</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1583469[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>#65&nbsp; &nbsp; 16x17mm&nbsp; &nbsp; 2.4gm</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1583471[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>#75&nbsp;&nbsp; 17mm&nbsp; &nbsp; 2.2gm</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1583472[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>#78&nbsp;&nbsp; 17x18mm&nbsp; &nbsp; 2.1gm</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1583473[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>#117&nbsp;&nbsp; 17mm&nbsp; &nbsp; 2.2gm</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1583474[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>#119&nbsp; 17mm&nbsp; &nbsp; 2.8gm</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1583475[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>#125&nbsp;&nbsp; 17mm&nbsp; &nbsp; 2.6gm</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/barb2/Barb_129.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>#129&nbsp;&nbsp; 16x17mm&nbsp;&nbsp; 2.1g</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/barb2/Barb_136.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>#136&nbsp; 18mm&nbsp; 2.4g[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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