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<p>[QUOTE="Caesar_Augustus, post: 4893883, member: 87659"]I'm a fan of gold toned silvering on my LRBs:</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine the Great</p><p>AE Follis</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/GdYuipD.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>314 - 315 A.D., Rome Mint, 3rd Officina</p><p>3.67g, 20.0mm, 12H</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG,</p><p><i>Bust of Constantine I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reverse:</b> SOLI INV-I-CTO COMITI,</p><p><i>Sol, radiate, chlamys draped across left shoulder, standing left, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Exergue:</b> (R on X)/F//RT</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Provenance:</b> Ex. Aegean Numismatics 2017</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reference:</b> RIC VII Rome 27</p><p><br /></p><p>Licinius I</p><p>AE Follis</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/nlMMTsU.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>314 - 315 A.D., Rome Mint, 2nd Officina</p><p>3.20g, 21.0mm, 6H</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> IMP LICINIVS P F AVG,</p><p><i>Bust of Licinius, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reverse:</b> SOLI INV-I-CTO COMITI,</p><p><i>Sol, radiate, chlamys draped across left shoulder, standing left, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Exergue:</b> (R on X)/F//RS</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Provenance:</b> Ex. C. Dattari Collection, Ex. Jesús Vico Online Auction 3, Lot 317</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reference:</b> RIC VII Rome 29</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine the Great</p><p>AE Follis</p><p><img src="https://badlight.github.io/josephscoins/images/constantinei62/constantinei62.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>319 A.D., Arelate Mint, 3rd Officina</p><p>2.90g, 17.0mm, 12H</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> IMP CONSTAN-TINVS AVG,</p><p><i>Bust of Constantine I, wearing high-crested helmet, cuirassed, left, spear across right shoulder</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reverse:</b> VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP,</p><p><i>Two Victories, winged, draped, facing each other, holding a shield inscribed VOT/PR supported by a column</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Exergue:</b> -/-//TARL</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Provenance:</b> Ex. Victors Imperial Coins 2019</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reference:</b> RIC VII Arelate 192[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Caesar_Augustus, post: 4893883, member: 87659"]I'm a fan of gold toned silvering on my LRBs: Constantine the Great AE Follis [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/GdYuipD.jpg[/IMG] 314 - 315 A.D., Rome Mint, 3rd Officina 3.67g, 20.0mm, 12H [B]Obverse:[/B] IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, [I]Bust of Constantine I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right[/I] [B]Reverse:[/B] SOLI INV-I-CTO COMITI, [I]Sol, radiate, chlamys draped across left shoulder, standing left, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand[/I] [B]Exergue:[/B] (R on X)/F//RT [B]Provenance:[/B] Ex. Aegean Numismatics 2017 [B]Reference:[/B] RIC VII Rome 27 Licinius I AE Follis [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/nlMMTsU.jpg[/IMG] 314 - 315 A.D., Rome Mint, 2nd Officina 3.20g, 21.0mm, 6H [B]Obverse:[/B] IMP LICINIVS P F AVG, [I]Bust of Licinius, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right[/I] [B]Reverse:[/B] SOLI INV-I-CTO COMITI, [I]Sol, radiate, chlamys draped across left shoulder, standing left, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand[/I] [B]Exergue:[/B] (R on X)/F//RS [B]Provenance:[/B] Ex. C. Dattari Collection, Ex. Jesús Vico Online Auction 3, Lot 317 [B]Reference:[/B] RIC VII Rome 29 Constantine the Great AE Follis [IMG]https://badlight.github.io/josephscoins/images/constantinei62/constantinei62.jpg[/IMG] 319 A.D., Arelate Mint, 3rd Officina 2.90g, 17.0mm, 12H [B]Obverse:[/B] IMP CONSTAN-TINVS AVG, [I]Bust of Constantine I, wearing high-crested helmet, cuirassed, left, spear across right shoulder[/I] [B]Reverse:[/B] VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP, [I]Two Victories, winged, draped, facing each other, holding a shield inscribed VOT/PR supported by a column[/I] [B]Exergue:[/B] -/-//TARL [B]Provenance:[/B] Ex. Victors Imperial Coins 2019 [B]Reference:[/B] RIC VII Arelate 192[/QUOTE]
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