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Constantine I SAPIENT PRINCIP from Trier with poor tooling
« on: March 25, 2017, 03:19:50 PM »
This is a fairly rare type that someone has tried to improve a bit with tooling. Notice that Constantine has a peculiar looking smile. In the past few years, Lanz has offered more than a few improved coins. This one sold for $122.


Constantine I
A.D. 313- 315
quarter follis
13mm  1.0gm
CONSTANTINVS AVG; bare head
SAPIENT PRINCIP; Altar with owl, spear across altar, shield to left and helmet to right.
In exergue PTR 
RIC VII Trier 65