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Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 01/28/2013 2:18 pm Okay, so in the past day I've logged the 30th emperor who's bust appears on a coin of mine and reached 36 issuing rulers - 30 emperors, 2 issued under emperors but not depicting them and 4 roman females. Heres the coin; not emperor 30 but one I didnt have represented previously. Obverse: DN CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG Reverse: HOC SIG-NO VICTOR ERIS Mint mark: Does not survive but this type only issued from Sciscia mint. This coin was struck by Vetranio to show his loyalty to the constantinian dynasty. As such, it is labelled as 'Under Vetranio'. The bust is of Constantius II. It is estimated that this type was issued around 351AD. The reverse inscription means 'By this sign you shall conquer' which is a homage to the vision seen by Constantine which converted the romans to christianity. Its in pretty shoddy condition - you need to turn it around in your hands to really appreciate any detail left. Big thanks to Chrsmat - this coin was given to me from his culls pile! (im sure a lot of you think that it belongs there! I'm not so picky about condition - its all history) NOTE: This exact type is also minted showing Vetranio on the coin - the lack of an obverse inscription means it could be him, but the bust looks a lot more like Constantius and this is a lot more likely Report this Post to the Staff

chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4971 Posts	Posted 01/28/2013 5:46 pm oh yeah, now I remember that coin......awesome you figured out what it was, hats of to you , I didn't have a clue! I'm glad it has a good home now. Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36845 Posts	Posted 01/28/2013 7:47 pm 36 diff. rulers, that's quite an accomplishment, congrats! Report this Post to the Staff
augustus1 Pillar of the Community United States 549 Posts	Posted 01/28/2013 11:35 pm As Ben notes, this was a type of Vetranio issued also in the name of Constantius II (and Gallus). I thought this series of issues was interesting enough to write a web page on: http://esty.ancients.info/vetranio/Vetranio.html The main page emphasizes those in the name of Vetranio, and the second page adds in those for Constantius II and Constantius Gallus. -- Warren Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 01/29/2013 02:24 am The first letter after the break on the obverse is a 'T' so this is definitely Constantius II - Gallus doesn't have obverse breaks and the first letter for Vetranio would be an N. Report this Post to the Staff
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