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Sidekick-CA Pillar of the Community United States 509 Posts	Posted 07/24/2011 2:45 pm I received this coin already attributed as VM #93 which I wasn't able to cross-reference but the obv/rev legends are identical to the 2nd coin shown below which is listed on Wildwinds as RIC VII 188 Constantine AE3. The weight/size seem within the ballpark; mine being .7g lighter and smaller by .73mm. Wildwinds notes in their text section "cf" RIC 188 which I believe means not exactly or close? Problem the portrait doesn't look quite the same to me. Edited by Sidekick-CA 07/24/2011 2:48 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 07/24/2011 2:54 pm I disagree. The portrait looks the same if not identical. I'm inclined to believe they are the same coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Sidekick-CA Pillar of the Community United States 509 Posts	Posted 07/24/2011 3:17 pm I was looking at the nose. Mine looks more like Jimmy Durante than Roman. Just damaged? Report this Post to the Staff
Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 07/24/2011 3:32 pm Now you are showing your age. Jimmy Durante? I haven't heard that name in a while and I'll bet anyone younger than say 50 won't have ever heard of the name. Your coin and the the picture look very much the same. If there is a slight difference in the nose (and I don't see it), it is probably just a die difference. I believe you have attributed the coin appropriately. Regards Report this Post to the Staff
aboarman Valued Member United States 132 Posts	Posted 07/27/2011 12:13 am This looks to be the same issue, however, the officina is different than the one in the photo, I believe. It looks like your coin's exergue reads "SMN epsilon" indicating officina "E" Also, if you look at the base of the standards, the stems point upwards at a tight angle to the poles. Check out the soldier on the left. On your coin, he appears to be standing contrapposto, and the one on the right is posing like a JCP catalog model. Finally, if you look at the uniforms on the soldiers, they are different. Your soldiers appear to have a strap running diagonally across their chests, possibly attached to some sort of satchel. Report this Post to the Staff
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