Found A Rare Constans Obverse Legend - Constans Ivn Nob C

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Paul Bulgerin Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 07/18/2019 8:49 pm I came across an auction for these three Fourth Century bronzes. The one on the bottom caught my attention. The legend looked strange to me. A closer look revealed that is reads CONSTANS IVN NOB C. This is one I have not seen before. I am familiar with Constantine II, as Casear, with IVN NOB C, but not for Constans. I bid on the lot and won it for a very reasonable price. An online search revealed this example from VCoins: https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/ro...Default.aspx These are the seller's photos of this interesting coin. Paul Bulgerin Report this Post to the Staff

maridvnvm Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2100 Posts	Posted 07/19/2019 06:08 am There was one in this CNG mixed lot in 2010. https://cNGCoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=173347 Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 07/19/2019 10:57 am Very neat find! Constans as caesar is tough to find in general, especially so for the two standards type. I'm curious to know about rhe IVN... in the late Roman period, does that imply that he was named after another Constans, or just that he was young/youthful? I wonder if it could also be an engraver's error? Leave out a couple letters and you've turned CONSTANTINVS IVN into CONSTANS IVN - wouldn't be the first known engraver's error from this period. Report this Post to the Staff
Victor Pillar of the Community United States 905 Posts	Posted 08/07/2019 10:07 pm The use of IVN for Constans surely a misunderstanding on the part of the engravers which was quickly fixed. In RIC VII, Bruun says that this "is merely a curious contamination at an early stage..." (RIC VII pg 31) another example-- Report this Post to the Staff
Paul Bulgerin Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 08/07/2019 11:07 pm I came across that quote in RIC. It is interesting that the obverse legend was used in at least three officinae. Paul Bulgerin Report this Post to the Staff
Victor Pillar of the Community United States 905 Posts	Posted 08/08/2019 12:12 am some more odd ones--the genetive case was used a couple of times for Constans...spelled out CONSTANTIS one from Siscia and one from Nicomedia Edited by Victor 08/08/2019 12:14 am Report this Post to the Staff
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