Constantine I Posthumous Issue Overstruck With An Antioch Fel Temp

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Victor Pillar of the Community United States 929 Posts	Posted 04/18/2020 10:39 pm This coin looks like a mess, but it is one of my favorites. It is an unofficial FEL TEMP overstruck on an official posthumous issue of Constantine I and was struck, the second time, circa A.D. 350. The first picture is rotated to show the under type; which is seen in the second picture. The third picture is rotated to show the unofficial FEL TEMP right side up and the last picture is an official FEL TEMP from Antioch. 15mm 1.4g Ex-Collection of Ralph Van Deman Magoffin, American Classical scholar and archaeologist, 1874-1942. Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 04/18/2020 11:14 pm Interesting coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 04/18/2020 11:44 pm @Victor Do you know where this piece was found? Report this Post to the Staff
Victor Pillar of the Community United States 929 Posts	Posted 04/19/2020 12:22 am No, I have no idea where it was found. Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 04/19/2020 02:12 am I asked about provenance because these FEL TEMP overstrikes are considered to be primarily a British phenomenon. Not exclusively British, however. According to Bastien, overstrikes from the continent and the east are "rare". The faux Antioch mint mark is intriguing. Thanks for posting! Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34504 Posts	Posted 04/19/2020 07:52 am An interesting coin and great to have old provenance. Thx for posting! "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
Paul Bulgerin Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 04/19/2020 11:59 am That is an interesting piece, especially with the official issue over-struck with an imitative. Paul Bulgerin Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4988 Posts	Posted 04/21/2020 1:30 pm That is absolutely awesome! An total mess but still easy to tell the types, thanks for showing it off! Report this Post to the Staff
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