Author Topic: Unpublished London Mint coin of Constantine the Great with shield decoration  (Read 1528 times)

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Offline leetoone

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Unpublished in RIC and LMCC, this coin has recently been notified to me. Many thanks to Steve Thomas. Further detail of this coin and  a few other new types can be found on the Hookmoor website - www.hookmoor.com

CT 5.04.003.5   IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG   Bust B2 (z) left ( 28.0 x 27.0 mm 7.06 g 6h). Shield is decorated with two captives seated back to back, trophy between. Steve Thomas collection. The detail of the shield decoration can be seen more clearly on the image below.


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the shield is fantastic...maybe the best GENIO POP ever

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Here's a detail of the shield. It is rather nice :-)

Lee


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Fantastic coin  :P