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    View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |Roman Gold| > SH08818
Constans, 9 September 337 - 19 January 350 A.D.
|Roman| |Gold|, |Constans,| |9| |September| |337| |-| |19| |January| |350| |A.D.|, "OB" means "on account of," is an abbreviation for the word obryzum, which means refined or pure gold, and is the Greek numeral 72. Thus the legend may be read, "on account of our celebration of our triumph" or it may use the multiple meanings and read "1/72 pound pure gold for the celebration of our triumph." The Romans found the use of double meanings clever. We believe the choice of this legend was intended to be clever.
SH08818. Gold solidus, RIC VIII Siscia 114, Cohen -, Choice EF, Siscia (Sisak, Croatia) mint, weight 4.46g, maximum diameter 20.4mm, die axis 180o, 342 A.D.; obverse FL IVL CONS-TANS P F AVG, laurel and rosette diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse OB VICTORIAN TRIVMPHALEM, two Victories standing facing center, holding between them a wreath inscribed VOT X MVL XX, SIS* in exergue; beautifully centered and struck with no sign of circulation or wear, would be MS except for digger's mark across lower reverse; very rare (R3); SOLD



  






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