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Follis - Constantinus I VICTORIAE, Barbarous, imitating London
| Issuer | Uncertain barbarous city |
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| Year | 350-420 |
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| Composition | Billon |
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| Obverse description | Blundered barbarous imitation of an official London mint issue. Rightward-facing laureate, helmeted, and cuirassed bust of Constantine the Great, rendered in a crude provincial style characteristic of unofficial imitative coinage. The portrait retains the general proportions of its prototype but shows debased die-cutting with imprecise facial features and irregular flan shaping. A dotted border encloses the design field. The surrounding legend is garbled, reflecting the copyist's lack of Latin literacy. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | IMP CONSTAN_TINVS MAX AG (Translation: Emperor Constantine the greatest Augustus) |
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