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Offline ae22

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Trier Constantinopolis two standards
« on: November 26, 2014, 06:02:24 PM »
I have a couple official Constantinopolis' with one standard,  they seem to be fairly common.

I've been keeping an eye out for one with two standards, so when I saw this one I picked it up even though it is probably unofficial. It's the only one I've ever seen.

What do you guys think?  Your comments are always appreciated.




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Re: Trier Constantinopolis two standards
« Reply #1 on: November 26, 2014, 07:43:50 PM »
My first impression was unofficial...the obverse in particular doesn't look like the usual Trier portrait.

Plus, I am not even sure that this type was struck officially in the West. RIC VII lists one example from Trier (# 541) but then calls it a hybrid in the footnotes, so probably not official.