Another Falling Horseman post :)

I really like the patina on that. Great strike too IMO.

 

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I like the Antioch portraits of Gallus



and the Alexandrians...



I could go on....

 

Nice new addition. I like the patina on it too.

 

FH FTR FTW!!!

 

Hey Randy,

I never get tired of seeing your FTR's!! I've been looking for a nice one for quite some time but the ones I really like that are well detailed seem to me to be pretty dang expensive. I was at a coin show a couple weeks ago and picked this one up on a whim for 15 bucks (which I thought was a great price). Haven't fully attributed it yet but I think it's RIC VIII Siscia 350.


-d

 

I know Antioch coins are most popular but they are only half way down my FH list. Give me something spicier anyday! Amiens is my favorite and I would like it even if it were not such a hot mess with that die clash. I know Randy has Amiens FH coins. Anyone else?

 

Oh Gosh! This Gallus is “the awesomest” that I ever saw!!

 

I agree, that is a SWEET looking coin!

But... It's it bad that all I can think about when I see that hair it this swooshy Bieber hair?

(*it is a GREAT rendering of the hair though!!)

 

No Gallus yet :/ had one stoelen in the mail though.

 

I have a couple of Amiens but only Constantius II. This is my nicest.

Constantius II

Obv:– D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, Pearl diademed, draped & cuirassed bust right, A behind bust
Rev:– FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Helmeted soldier left, shield on left arm, spearing falling horseman; shield at ground to right. Horseman turns to face the soldier, and reaches his left arm up towards him. He is bare headed
Minted in Amiens (//AMB). 353 AD.
Reference:- RIC VIII Amiens 48 (C)

Ex John Casey Collection

22 mm, 5.08g

John was employed at Durham between 1972 and 2000, retiring as Reader in Archaeology. He was a well-known Romanist and numismatics scholar who undertook excavations at the Roman forts of Brecon Gaer (nr Aberyscir) and Segontium (Gwynedd), the Roman town of Venta Silurum (Caerwent), the Roman temple at Lydney (Gloucestershire) and the Greta Bridge vicus in County Durham.

His books included Coins and the Archaeologist (1974, 2nd ed. 1988), The end of Roman Britain (1979), Roman coinage in Britain (1980), Understanding Ancient Coins (1986). He was the author of numerous articles on Roman coinage and hoards, including the finds from Piercebridge.

 

I think that the finest engraving was probably being done at Antioch though.

 

Finest, yes, but I still prefer some of the other styles. Most mints seemed to have a variation within the mint with one cutter being more quirky or interesting than others. You see this in most ancient coins. It is recognized by NGC with their 'Fine Style' flag but it is not always just 'fine' but appealing in some manner rather like later painters can be interesting even if their drawing is hardly representational.
Constantius II Amiens (Jay Leno?)


Alexandria slim and tall style


Rome varies a lot over time but made coins over a span of years not matched by all mints.

 

Thanks for these great lessons in style differences for this type. Inspiring.

 

As an appendix, here are my barbarous FTRs, rather different in style.

 

Nice!

Yeah, the styles and size varied a lot.

 

Spelling Bees must have been hard in a culture with so few letters in the alphabet.

 

lol

 

Personally, it reminds me of a young Paul Anka