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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;seth77, post: 2177692, member: 56653&quot;]Although it is obvious this coin has seen better days, it is still interesting as a variation in the rich and historic emissions minted soon after the death of Constantine I, affirming his heirs&#039; legitimacy as Augusti.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5"><b>CONSTANTIUS II AR19mm 2.24g siliqua (F+) </b></font></p><p><font size="5"><b><br /></b></font></p><p>AV: anepigraphic; pearl diademed &quot;eyes to heaven&quot; head right</p><p><br /></p><p>REV: CONSTAN - TIVS AVG, victory advancing left holding wreath</p><p><br /></p><p>EXE: SMH Heraclea mint</p><p><br /></p><p>REF: RIC VIII Heraclea 11var, <b>R3, unpublished head-dress var. 337AD.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>RIC VIII Heraclea 11 as described at p. 431 and illustrated in pl. 20 has a laurel and rosette diadem, rather than pearl diadem as this spec. Another similar coin was sold by H. D. Rauch Auction 89, lot 2087 in 2011: <a href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1157380" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1157380" rel="nofollow">http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1157380</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]421261[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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