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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2139833, member: 19463"]I agree this is a rare one and one I don't have. It is RIC 196 page 333 Aquileia which RIC humorists list as a common coin. I'll show RIC 198 (next type down) also 'common' with a wreath in place of the Chi-Rho. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]409001[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>RIC editors took a cheap out and used a stock type wreath for the book which is open at the top but I'm reasonably sure my coin with looped wreath is what they meant. It is not like my experience on these is enough to mean much. The expert here is Dane of Wildwinds whose page shows one of Warren's coin and three like mine but hers makes Warren's look mint state. The common ones have nothing is the middle. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]409000[/ATTACH] </p><p>I suppose we should mention that you can get the LXXII from Siscia as well but they don't offer wreaths or Chi-Rhos. Mine is another Constantius Gallus. RIC says they are common for Constantius II but I have not stumbled on one yet. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]409014[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I have no interesting FH coins that I have not shown here before.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2139833, member: 19463"]I agree this is a rare one and one I don't have. It is RIC 196 page 333 Aquileia which RIC humorists list as a common coin. I'll show RIC 198 (next type down) also 'common' with a wreath in place of the Chi-Rho. [ATTACH=full]409001[/ATTACH] RIC editors took a cheap out and used a stock type wreath for the book which is open at the top but I'm reasonably sure my coin with looped wreath is what they meant. It is not like my experience on these is enough to mean much. The expert here is Dane of Wildwinds whose page shows one of Warren's coin and three like mine but hers makes Warren's look mint state. The common ones have nothing is the middle. [ATTACH=full]409000[/ATTACH] I suppose we should mention that you can get the LXXII from Siscia as well but they don't offer wreaths or Chi-Rhos. Mine is another Constantius Gallus. RIC says they are common for Constantius II but I have not stumbled on one yet. [ATTACH=full]409014[/ATTACH] I have no interesting FH coins that I have not shown here before.[/QUOTE]
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