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Title: Constantine I GLORIA EXERCITVS from Aquileia with cross between standards
Post by: Victor on July 19, 2020, 01:33:39 PM

I just won this one for 22 euros. Nobody else was interested or perhaps it went unnoticed, as the description did not mention the cross. The cross is not well formed, though on this issue they are often more rounded at the top and remind me a bit of an Egyptian ankh.

Constantine I
A.D. 334-335
16x17mm 2.4gm
CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG; rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed
GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS; Two soldiers helmeted, stg. facing one another, reversed spear in outer hands, inner hands on shields resting on the ground; between them two standards, cross between standards.
In ex. AQP
RIC VII Aquileia 124

Title: Re: Constantine I GLORIA EXERCITVS from Aquileia with cross between standards
Post by: Gavin on July 20, 2020, 07:03:22 AM

Good catch. I bet lots of people just see GLORIA EXERCITVS and keep scrolling.

Title: Re: Constantine I GLORIA EXERCITVS from Aquileia with cross between standards
Post by: Victor on July 20, 2020, 09:12:26 AM

I also picked up this Constantinopolis from Arles with a Chi-Rho. Seven bids, but it only got to a little over $10. It was listed merely as MONEDA ROMANA IDENTIFICAR

Title: Re: Constantine I GLORIA EXERCITVS from Aquileia with cross between standards
Post by: Gavin on July 20, 2020, 11:58:38 AM

That is a nice clear chi-rho for $10 for sure. I still need one of those for Urbs Roma.

Late Roman Bronze Coins

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