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I have said before that Roman coins don't excite me as much as the Greek ones but not wanting to neglect that side of things I made a particular effort to find a couple of attractive coins. The first is pretty standard, I wanted to add a campgate and chose Constantine II Siscia mint (purely on the basis that it looked a well preserved coin)  My second coin I have been looking at for a while, I didn't want to pay so much money but I wanted a Denarius of Marcus Aurelius. Many that I saw the detail/flan/legends werent up to standard... this one is no exception (the legend on the right of the obverse is a tad weak) but it makes up for that with its attractive toning.  |
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Two very nicely detailed coins.
Edited by echizento
01/08/2013 11:04 am
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Bulgaria
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Love this rainbow patina  |
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United States
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Great Constantine II with left facing bust. Really nice detail, well centered, and great legends!  The Marcus Aurelius is also really sharp and I also like the toning!:)I have a Severus Alexander with similar toning:) |
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United States
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Very nice on both coins. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Both great coins, nice find!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I love the toning wow, awesome find!
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Really nice toning on the denarius of Marcus Aurelius.
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Canada
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 Great toning and Great Details! |
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United States
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Congratulations on the two new Romans. Very nice!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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wow, both great....but the color on that second coin is amazing. |
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United Kingdom
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Loving the rainbow toning on that last one, and I'm a sucker for bronze. Heres my Constantine II campgate, unfortunately mistruck:  Oh, and thats no Constantine II, thats a Constantius II ( FL IVL CONSTANT IVS NOB C as opposed to CONSTANT INVS IVN NOB C) |
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 United Kingdom
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Ben forgive my ignorance but Constantius II is the same person as Constantine II?
The legend says Constantius II and it was described as such but I don't know what the significance of that is.
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United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
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David - Different people. Constantine had several sons - Constantine II, Constantius II and Constans. All took the throne in 337 following their father's death - so you can get coinage of all of them from the same time in the same style - so its pretty easy to mix your ConstanXs. Quote:
Constantius was born in 317 at Sirmium, Pannonia. He was the third son of Constantine the Great, and second by his second wife Fausta, the daughter of Maximian. Constantius was made Caesar by his father on 13 November 324. Quote:
The eldest son of Constantine the Great and Fausta, after the death of his half-brother Crispus, Constantine II was born in Arles in February 316 and raised as a Christian. On 1 March 317, he was made Caesar; at the age of seven. Quote:
Constans was the third and youngest son of Constantine the Great and Fausta, his father's second wife (born in 323). On 25 December 333, Constantine I elevated Constans to the rank of Caesar at Constantinople. |
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OO that makes it much more interesting ^^
With names so close I just assumed they were one and the same ^^ I guess I will have to take a look into the history there.
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Posted 01/08/2013 10:42 am
