Ae4 From Constantine The Great, With Inscription

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Archeo1982 Pillar of the Community Netherlands 521 Posts	Posted 10/28/2017 7:51 pm AE4 from Constantine the Great, with the inscribed legend: D.S.C. Cross Obv: Emperors silhouette facing right Legend: CON [..] Rev: D.S.C. Cross Mass: 1,99 gram Diameter: 17mm Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34424 Posts	Posted 10/28/2017 8:18 pm @Archeo1982, just so that I can learn here...on the rev of this coin, the letters DSC and the cross were stamped into the coin well after it was minted, right? Could be someone's intials. The cross looks floriated to me so perhaps this extra adornment occurred a long time ago. Is that your opinion too or do the counterstamps look more recent to you? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Archeo1982 Pillar of the Community Netherlands 521 Posts	Posted 10/28/2017 8:34 pm Because of his reputation among the catholic church. As the first Christian emperor, according to the catholic history that is, he's seen as a kind of Saint. I think the letters are short for Deus Sanctus Christi" Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 10/28/2017 8:52 pm That's an interesting thought. I guess that it's possible. However the font looks more later than the period. Report this Post to the Staff
Archeo1982 Pillar of the Community Netherlands 521 Posts	Posted 10/28/2017 8:57 pm As in stamped in a later period and transformed into a Christian token Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 10/28/2017 9:00 pm Yes, I feel possibly during medieval times. Report this Post to the Staff
Archeo1982 Pillar of the Community Netherlands 521 Posts	Posted 10/28/2017 9:08 pm It was a British find, from Sussex county if I remember well Report this Post to the Staff
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