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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsimonel, post: 4654865, member: 82549&quot;]Generally, I&#039;m not particularly drawn to countermarks, probably because in most cases the host coins are so worn. But I have to admit that both countermarks that you posted are quite striking, and I&#039;d be happy to add both objects to my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Normally I do not collect barbarous imitations, but I had to grab the one below for my <a href="http://feltemp.com/Constantine_1.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://feltemp.com/Constantine_1.html" rel="nofollow">CtG collection</a> because it was so clearly patterned after a coin that I&#039;d already owned:</p><p><img src="http://feltemp.com/Images/71.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Unknown mint, 4th century A.D.</p><p>Barbarous imitation of Constantine the Great, VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP reverse type.</p><p>Obv: (CONSTANTIN-VS AVG) - Bust, left, in high-crested helmet, spear over right shoulder, shield over left.</p><p>Rev: Gibberish - Two Victories, facing each other, holding inscribed shield over altar.</p><p>•SIS in exergue.</p><p>17 mm, 2.1 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the official version:</p><p><img src="http://feltemp.com/Images/70.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Siscia mint, A.D. 319-320</p><p>RIC 95, variant</p><p>Obv: IMP CONSTANT-INVS AVG</p><p>Rev: VICT[dot] LAETAE&nbsp; PRINC PERP - Two Victories, facing each other, holding shield inscribed VOT/PR over altar</p><p>ΓSIS✳ in exergue; S in altar.</p><p>20 x 18 mm, 3.2 g.</p><p>(This coin has the obverse inscription of RIC 101, albeit with an unrecorded inscription break, and the mint mark of RIC 95. RIC 101 is part of a group of coins labeled &quot;Irregular.&quot; One possible explanation is that these &quot;irregular&quot; coins are part of the same series as RIC 93 - 99. )[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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