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Have been on a Ancient buying spree...  .. I picked this up from a Vcoin dealer. I have wanted one of these large Chi-rho....  ..  .. .. Decentius... Ae Centenierals.. Ob. Bare headed, drapped and cuirassed, bust right.. Rev. A and W, right and left of Large Chi- Rho.. TRP- Dot 25mm x 4.08g. Seller has this a..Arles Mint..not sure.. Sear 4033.... The flan is rough, but it has most of its details.. If you have a Large or small Chi-Rho...Please post it...love to see it..  
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Excellent. Decentius coins are hard to come by, and with a Chi- Rho even harder. I only own one Decentius w/o the Chi- Rho. This one is in fine condition. Congrats. Also, I would say Trier mint, but not sure.
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It is Arles mint. I just check Helvetica's and came up with RIC VIII Arles 197.
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We have to recognize that Arles put the workshop letter first so TAR is 3 ARles. Trier put it last so we see TR for the city followed by the P or S for the two shops commonly used there. Each mint used their own scheme to format mintmarks. 21st century collectors have no rights to expect consistency.
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Very cool lookin' coin, Eng (well done)  |
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Even with the edge damage this is a diffcult coin to find especially in this nice condition. I have only one of his and it anywhere as nice as this one is. Congrats.
Edited by echizento
12/19/2012 12:42 pm
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Never heard of him...
Nice Coin!
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Thanks guys, when I went to ric., couldn't find it on wildwinds as Arles,( I like pictures), thanks to jw and Doug, will put to it in my attribute pile as Arles, When I saw this coin I made a lower offer with another coin that cost me arm and two legs, which i'll post later, but got it for under $100..  |
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nice coin eng, my only chi-rho is a little one on a standard. |
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Nice coin! I have this same type of his fellow usurper and (possible) brother: Magnentius Edited by VisigothKing
12/19/2012 9:37 pm
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Vk, I was hoping you'd show that big Chi-Rho, nice coin, I think Constantius ll and the Magnentius have the large Chi- Rho..are there others?
Edited by Eng5858
12/20/2012 10:15 am
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nice ... I really like these coins  |
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Thanks! Quote:
I think Constantine and the Magnentius have the large Chi- Rho..are there others? I think you mean Constantius II, not Constantine  . His chi-rho reverses are the rarest of the bunch. And I think its just those three emperors. |
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Constantius II here TRP (Trier 1st shop) with rosette diadem  and TRS (2nd shop) with pearl diadem  If you really want the top of the line of these watch for a Magnentius from Amiens mint with full flan and good strike. They are beautiful and you will pay. http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=43495 |
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Doug, very awesome.. , is the rosette diadem harder to find and is it harder to find it on any Constantius coin's. |
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