Constantine Follis, two bound captives type 320 A.D.
Trier Mint. RIC 254 rarety of R4 (Extremely rare).
Nice patina.

Here's a link incase the pictures aren't working.

http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/916153.jpg

Nice, thanks for sharing

Great coin. Think of all the history that can be attached to that.

Great looking coin.

I have a thing for Roman/Greek coins.

Thanks, to be honest I don't know a lot about Roman coinage. I bought it becouse I liked the look of it and got it at a good price. I later found out upon reaserch that it was rare.

Not a bad piece! It is definately a scarcer type, and more interesting being from a German mint rather than one from the Baltics, or Greece/Turkey as is often seen these days.

Keep in mind though that the rarity ratings at the time reflected those pieces found in major museum collections, with some "rare" items being common (coin not worth keeping), and some "common" items being rare (every mueseum wanted one).