F.H. outside Const. Dynasty

That is the first time ever that I encounter a bronze coin with the fallen horseman on reverse, whereas the obverse shows an Emperor who does not belong to the Constantinian Dynasty. Hope I'm right and gladly awaits your nice replies. Thanks..

 

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Yes, it's Julian II, but he is considered part of the Constantinian Dynasty.

 

Thanks JA. I see what you mean.

 

Unusual portrait for Julian. It looks more like his brother than him.

 

The style is borderline unofficial.

 

Who was his brother ?

 

Constantius Gallus. A Caesar (junior Emperor) who was appointed and executed by his cousin Constantius II.

 

Constantius Gallus. They were the last remaining male blood relatives of Constantine the Great and Constantius II. Gallus was fairly evil, and was taken out by Constantius II after being elevated to Caesar by him.

 

Looks believable to me - perhaps Cyzicus??? These are usually small and scrappy. This would be a nice one if only the mintmark were present.

 

Bingo! Bruck comes through! On page 55 he lists all the mints for Julian on FH coins. Only Cyzicus splits the obverse IVLI ANVS. I had been looking for a coin made fully identifiable by the Bruck book. This is a textbook case!

Wanna trade?

 

So that's Julian II and struck in Cyzicus. Thanks to all of you. Brother DS.. I wish I could trade but I have no clues. The rules are the rules.
Charles

 

There are no rules against trades. PM each other with your addresses and make a trade...

 

I'll check about that in the coming days. There might have been some amendments.
Charles

 

Alot of us trade/sell between eachother around here. It isnt a problem, especially if done privately.