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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Adriaan, post: 3745779, member: 91875&quot;]I love Lugdunum. I am very fond of the early coins from this mint (and all the western mints) of Constantius and Constantine. Especially the bigger follis of Constantius and the coins of Constantine as a Ceasar. <b>First two antonianii:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1004640[/ATTACH] </p><p>RIC V 636</p><p>FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C; Kopf</p><p>PROVIDENT DEOR;Providentia seated left, holding sceptre and rod, pointing at globe at her feet, II in exergue[ATTACH=full]1004641[/ATTACH]</p><p>RIC V 640</p><p>CONSTANTIVS NOB C; Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right</p><p>ORIENS AVGG; B in ex</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Some early Follis:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1004642[/ATTACH] </p><p>RIC VI 4a</p><p>FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C; Laur. bust right</p><p>GENIO POPVLI ROMANI; In ex. LB; Genisu standing l. holding patera and cornucopia</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1004643[/ATTACH] </p><p>RIC VI 6</p><p>Kopf mit Lorbeerkranz n.r. CONSTANTIVS NOB CEAS</p><p>Genius mit Schale unf Fullhorn steht n.l. im Abschnitt LB</p><p><br /></p><p><b>A very rare early issue, just before the invasion coinage. Officina A not recorded in RIC. One of my favorite coins!!!!</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1004644[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>RIC 13A (for officina B)</p><p><br /></p><p>FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C; Laureate bust right</p><p>GENIO POPVLI ROMANI; PLA in Ex.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course the invasion coinage:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1004647[/ATTACH] </p><p>RIC VI 17a </p><p>FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C; laur. bust r.</p><p>GENIO POPVLI ROMANI; Genius stg.l., holding patera and cornucopia</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Some of my other favorites. The alternative busts:</b></p><p><b>Constantius as Hercules</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1004649[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>RIC VI Lyons 147</p><p>CONSTANTIVS NOB CEAS; Laureate bust left, lion&#039;s skin on l. shoulder, club over r. shoulder</p><p>GENIO POPVLI ROMANI; Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, right holding patera over altar, left cornucopiae; in right field B. In ex. PLG</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Constantius in full wargear, only a few recorded by Bastien:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1004650[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>RIC VI 153</p><p>CONSTANTIVS NOB CEAS; laur., helmeted and cuir. Bust r., sceptre over shoulder</p><p>GENIO POPVLI ROMANI; PLC in ex.,; A in r. field; Genius, stg.l., holding patera and cornucopia, altar to l.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>And an almost fully silvered Constantius with spear:</b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1004651[/ATTACH] </b></p><p>RIC VI 167</p><p><br /></p><p>I am trying to build a same collection for Trier and London. I hope you like them!</p><p>Keep those great coins coming![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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