Late Roman Bronze Coins
Coin talk => Unofficial coinage => Topic started by: Genio popvli romani on August 15, 2012, 09:56:34 AM
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Here is an unofficial issue of very good style for Constantine II:
Centenionalis or nummus, irregular mint, AD335-337.
O/ CONSTANTINVS IVN N C( or O). Laureate, cuirassed bust right.
R/ GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing, spear in outer hand, inner hand resting on shield set on the ground, a standard between them . Mintmark crescentTRS in exergue.
Unlisted with this "hybrid" mintmark Lyon/Trier, see RICVII Trier 586 and RICVII Lyon 276.
16 mm / 1,7 g (th.w. 1.7g - 1/192)
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The style on this one is pretty good. Mixed in with official bronzes, it would have probably had no trouble passing as official.