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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 2764474, member: 31620&quot;]I have a penchant for Mars coins for purely egotistical reasons. It was a coin depicting Mars that allowed me to find ancients. I added a new Mars coin (to me) this week and was strkc by the contrast it makes with a near contemporary coin from the same mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>My newest coin is an AE3 of Constantine the Great</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Constantine the Great - AE3 </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, Laureate cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:–. MARTI CONSERVATORI. Mars helmeted, in military dress, spread cloak, standing, right, holding reversed spear, left hand leaning on shield</p><p>Minted in Ticinum (//TT). A.D. 312-313</p><p>Reference:– RIC VI Ticinum 124a (S) </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_160gj_imga.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Comparing this with a coin of Licinius made about a year or so later...</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Licinius I -AE3</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Obv:– IMP LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate head right</p><p>Rev:– MARTI CON-SERVATORI, Mars, helmeted, in military dress, cloak over right shoulder, standing right, holding upright spear, point downwards, resting left hand on shield</p><p>Minted in Ticinum (* | _ // ST). A.D. 314-315</p><p>Reference(s) – RIC VII Ticinum 13 (Rated R3) </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_155aj_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Is this an isolated ugly coin from this issue or is there a degradation in the quality of the output of the mint over this period. I have looked at other examples but cannot find enough to draw any conclusions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any thoughts?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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