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Jaymon74 Pillar of the Community United States 844 Posts	Posted 11/10/2012 7:00 pm Last one of these that I bought. This one looks the most fake to me. Don't know why, it just feels that way. Report this Post to the Staff

Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 11/10/2012 7:19 pm I dont see anything to indicate it's fake - this is reverse is quite common, so if someone was going to fake it, they probably make a much clearer example. This is one of the Constantines - reverse is 'Gloria Exercitvs' which means Glory of the Army. Report this Post to the Staff
Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 11/10/2012 8:03 pm With the legend and mintmark missing, it's very difficult to determine which ruler to attribute this coin. I believe BenByfield is correct when he identified it as one of the Constantines Report this Post to the Staff
Jaymon74 Pillar of the Community United States 844 Posts	Posted 11/11/2012 12:13 am Are there known years that this would've been made? I'm guessing without being able to positively identify the ruler, that wouldn't help with the years. Is that correct? Thank you for helping Bing and BenByfield. Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 11/11/2012 02:46 am Well, if it is one of the constantines then it will be 307 - 361 when the constantines were ruling. I'm pretty sure the obverse reads 'STAN' where it survives, which would make it one of the constantines. Report this Post to the Staff
Biancasdad Pillar of the Community United States 1045 Posts	Posted 11/11/2012 04:31 am I would feel confident in saying that this is Constantine I as the girth of his head and kneck are generally always thicker than his sons. The style and shape of his head also says Constantine I to me. Also, through reduction using Helvetica's pages considering the obverse legend break coupled with rosette diadems on the bust it seems Constantine I is the only possibility. I would guess Trier for the mint. -Kurt Edited by Biancasdad 11/11/2012 04:48 am Report this Post to the Staff
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