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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Victor_Clark, post: 4846606, member: 10613&quot;]When the Ostia mint closed, it was transferred to Arles. There are two rare types issued by Constantine I that mark the occasion of the transfer of the Ostia mint to Arles in A.D. 313. Here is an example of PROVIDENTIAE AVGG that I sold</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1170120[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The other type also issued at the same time to mark this event- VTILITAS PVBLICA (from my photo file). </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1170121[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The VTILITAS reverse depicts the mint leaving Ostia, as the prow is pointed away from the soldier, so it is departing; while the PROVIDENTIAE type depicts the mint arriving at Arles, since personification of Arles is greeting it and the prow shows that it is arriving.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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