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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pellinore, post: 3880510, member: 74834&quot;]If you mention Warren Esty, I have to show this curious coin that I bought from him. It&#039;s not very clear, but it loudly shouts &quot;CHI-RO&quot; to you! </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1025058[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Constantinus II AE with Gloria Excercitus, Arles? Overstruck with a large Chi-Ro monogram. Rev. obliterated, but some marginal text left, a.o. ‘SAR’ = Arelate. Found in the county of Norfolk. 15.5 mm, 1.44 gr.</p><p>And this is his comment: </p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;15 mm. Chi-rho reverse on an ancient imitation. My guess is that it is overstruck on a Constantine II GLORIA EXERCITVS, with the reverse chi-rho over the obverse with the bottom of the original bust at 2:00. On the obverse as shown I think I can see an exergual line from 2:00 - 1:00 with SAR (Arelate) below. Found in the county of Norfolk. You have never seen anything like this, nor have I until I saw this one.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the coin turned to the alignment of its host, as suggested by Warren Esty:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1025059[/ATTACH] </p><p>On the left picture, I can read IAE on 12.00h, from GLORIAEXERCITVS. On the right picture, you can see the tunic of the caesar at 6h and the back of his head at 10.30. At the left side I can even read CONS, which is not so clear in my picture.</p><p>Here&#039;s the seller&#039;s picture, for a different angle. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1025061[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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