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TobyJ Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1273 Posts	Posted 06/25/2020 2:27 pm I've been looking on Wildwinds etc for two hours now trying to find this coin. I'm going through a metal detecting lot that I've bought of mostly Constantine I coins. I've found tons with the similar reverse of the two victories but I cannot find the same obverse. It looks like there is a flap over the ear and the two tassels are different from any other tassels on coins I can see. Have I got the wrong emperor here? 15mm by 15mm and weighs 1.30 grams. Thanks for any help. Edited by TobyJ 06/25/2020 2:28 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 06/25/2020 2:42 pm Not my area, but maybe Constantius II with "VICTORIAE DD AVGGQ NN" reverse, palm between the victories, and ESIS (Siscia) mintmark? Edited by Kamnaskires 06/25/2020 2:42 pm Report this Post to the Staff
TobyJ Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1273 Posts	Posted 06/25/2020 3:08 pm It's definitely a Siscia mintmark, as I tilt it in the light I can make that out quite clearly. The reverse I have found but I've searched hundreds of images of the obverse and can't find it. All the coins I'm seeing, the ear is visible but on this coin there is no ear. There is a flap running near to the tassels which goes over the ear. It looks to be a type of helmet with flap or it is a large piece of jewellery? Report this Post to the Staff
TobyJ Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1273 Posts	Posted 06/25/2020 3:13 pm Tried to take a better photo. Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3438 Posts	Posted 06/25/2020 3:31 pm The ear is a few millimeters to the left of the eye Don't look for classical art standards on late Roman bronzes The art styles of the period were far removed from the 'warts and all' realism of earlier centuries Highly stylized portraiture really begins with the first tetrarchy They actually didn't want you to know what the emperor looked like Only what they wanted you to see Report this Post to the Staff
Biancasdad Pillar of the Community United States 1045 Posts	Posted 06/25/2020 6:03 pm Hi Toby, I think Bob's spot on. The reference is Siscia - RIC VIII 194 Example here: http://www.coinproject.com/coin_det...p?coin=53997 Report this Post to the Staff
TobyJ Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1273 Posts	Posted 06/25/2020 6:26 pm That's amazing guys, thank you. I had been searching Constantine, and not Constantius. Sigh... Edited by TobyJ 06/25/2020 6:27 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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