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Offline Jerome Holderman

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Constantine Vows coin from Rome-Pics added
« on: February 28, 2007, 11:59:35 pm »
To sleepy to take pics at the moment, but this coin is in very nice condition, and all details are perfectly clear, so a description may suffice?

Obverse: CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG, Rosette diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Reverse: DN CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, around wreath which encloses VOT / XXX
In exergue RFS

Using Helveticas spreadsheet, the only coin I see with the RFS mintmark is RIC 322, but That coin has the obverse inscription CONSTANTINVS AVG,

So right now this seems to be a coin not listed in RIC?

Thanks,
Jerome

Looking a little deeper, it seems that the CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG obverse legend is only listed on VOT / XXX issues from Heraclea. But there is no doubt that the mintmark on this coin is RFS from Rome.

Edit: Here are the pictures, After checking RIC it seems to be an error in Helveticas tables. ( I see it is correct on the on-line version, I just need to correct my stored one.)  The obverse legend for RIC 322 is CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG. So the coin is RIC 322 Rated R2.


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Re: Constantine Vows coin from Rome-Pics added
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2007, 06:43:17 pm »
Hi
I think that it is a mule

Obverse RIC VII, Rome 320
Reverse  RIC VII, Rome 322

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Re: Constantine Vows coin from Rome-Pics added
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2007, 09:28:31 pm »
In the1966 Roman Imperial Coinage, the list says the RIC VII, 322.  The obverse is listed as E8 (Rosette diadem, draped, cuirassed bust.  The reverse is DN CONSTANTINI MAX AVG w/ XXX enclosed in wreath.  w/ RFS in the exergue rated R2.
I may also be wrong, but I think Jerome nailed it.

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Re: Constantine Vows coin from Rome-Pics added
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2007, 01:54:11 pm »
OK Bamba. 
It is my error.    :-[ :-[

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Re: Constantine Vows coin from Rome-Pics added
« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2007, 05:39:04 pm »
Can't help to add that it is a very elegant coin - so well executed!

Congrats!

Frans

 

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