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Offline BiancasDad

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Constantine VIRTVS EXERCIT - barbaric?
« on: July 08, 2020, 06:39:39 am »
Hello friends, a recent purchase that I found interesting. 17mm 4grams

I'm assuming this is an attempt to imitate RIC 57 from Aquileia as seen here: http://www.coinproject.com/coin_detail.php?coin=333520

The visible legends are correct but the style seems off, especially the cuirass. Also, note the backwards S on the reverse.

Any extra insight would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

-Kurt


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Re: Constantine VIRTVS EXERCIT - barbaric?
« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2020, 07:29:06 am »
Sorry - a modern fake in my humble opinion

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Re: Constantine VIRTVS EXERCIT - barbaric?
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2020, 08:01:24 am »
Yes--the flat fields, perfectk, round flan, and odd, shallow style indicate modern work in my opinion too.
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Re: Constantine VIRTVS EXERCIT - barbaric?
« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2020, 08:03:00 am »
I think this might be one of the coins from the fake "uncleaned" coins that came on the market years ago.
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Re: Constantine VIRTVS EXERCIT - barbaric?
« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2020, 12:03:48 am »
That makes sense. Thanks to everyone.
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