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Offline gb29400

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Anepigraphic Constantine
« on: October 18, 2009, 09:04:08 am »
Hi all,

I want to know your opinion about this anepigraphic Constantine.

Reverse: wreath/ /CONSTAN/TINVS/AVG/SMRS so Rome mint,
until there it seems normal

1) but Ric 281 does only give Bust with rosette diadel right
2) the coin style is Trier (for me) and not Rome

Thanks
Guy



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Re: Anepigraphic Constantine
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2009, 09:49:18 am »
I think probably unofficial. As you say the style is wrong for Rome, in addition to the unexpected laureate vs diademed bust. There's another one the same in the ANS collection whose picture I've attached.

The other possibility is that it's meant to be Constantine II rather than I and the reverse legend is wrong (or it's a mule), but again I think the style speaks against that. While the caesars are also only listed with left facing busts, the second coin below sold on eBay in 2007... I'm not sure whether it's official either though.

Your coin gives an appearance of being underweight/sized in addition to the other issues, which would also point to it being unofficial.

Ben

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Re: Anepigraphic Constantine
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2009, 10:23:41 am »
Are my eyes deceiving me, or is that ANS coin a reverse die match with GB's coin? It certainly is very similar.
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Re: Anepigraphic Constantine
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2009, 02:49:26 pm »
Thanks,

I agree  with Gert, reverse match with ANS coin so I would think the coin could be official.

Guy

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Re: Anepigraphic Constantine
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2009, 03:22:54 pm »
I doubt the ANS coin is official - in addition to the other problems that one is certainly very underweight - 1.5g vs an expected ~2.5g for this Rome issue.

Ben

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Re: Anepigraphic Constantine
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2009, 10:51:20 pm »
style, especially obverse does not look official for Gb's coin.

 

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