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Offline Nikko

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Constantine I - LIBERTAS PVBLICA
« on: April 17, 2014, 03:27:30 PM »
I already had a nice specimen of this type in my colelction, but i couldn't miss a so nice one for 45$.

CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, head with rosette diadem
LIBERTAS PVBLICA Victory standing left on galley, wreath in both hands
B left, CONS in ex.
RIC VII Constantinople 25

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Re: Constantine I - LIBERTAS PVBLICA
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2014, 04:33:46 PM »
I have always liked this type, with the reference to the the naval victory of Crispus. Below is your coins brother, with laureate head, RIC 18.

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Re: Constantine I - LIBERTAS PVBLICA
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2014, 06:40:20 PM »
I like it very much too. A very stylish reverse design.

I noticed that the rosette diadem has laurel leaves also, while the LIBERTAS i already have in my collection has a plain rosette diadem.
It's an interesting detail.
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Re: Constantine I - LIBERTAS PVBLICA
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2014, 06:57:35 PM »
I noticed that the rosette diadem has laurel leaves also, while the LIBERTAS i already have in my collection has a plain rosette diadem.
It's an interesting detail.

The mint at Constantinople used many different styles for the diadem, for example, for the DAFNE issue, Speck & Huston in Constantine's Dafne Coinage at Constantinople noted 28 dfferent variations of the diadem.

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Re: Constantine I - LIBERTAS PVBLICA
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2014, 05:46:18 AM »
I like them too. Congratulations, nice samples.
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Re: Constantine I - LIBERTAS PVBLICA
« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2014, 12:33:21 PM »
cleaned
« Last Edit: May 14, 2014, 01:37:17 PM by Nikko »