Aother common Fallen Horseman coin

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I'm sure your all bored of this type, but this ones a little more special than others
Its a little rough, not looks worse in the pic. I took about 20 picture of each side

 

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I'm not sure about the others, but I love anything that is old, therefore... I can never get sick of these! Amazing details!

 

Congrats on getting this type, I know how much you were expecting it

 

It's awesome. I wish I had a coin that old.

 

Thanks yes I was excited to get this one! Usually the fallen horsman types are of Constantius II (Gallus and Julian II too) but not too many for Constans. Even more rare are the ones of Magnentius.

Constans AE Centenionalis. D N CONSTA-NS P F AVG, pearl diademed, draped & cuirassed bust right, A behind bust / FEL TEMP RE-PARATIO, soldier spearing fallen horseman who is in a Phrygian helmet, sitting on ground, arms up, A to left, dot ASIS dot in ex. RIC VIII Siscia 254, rated C2. VM 66?
4.39 g
24.07mm

 

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Real, cheap, and one of the best dealers to buy from.

http://bargainbinancients.com/zen/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=6&products_id=1086

 

If what you want is 'old' you could go about 700 years older than that particular Constans and spend no more. Constans is a common emperor. The falling horseman is a common type but for Constans' brother Constantius II and hard to find for Constans. Add to that the fact that Randy's new coin is from Siscia which is not as easy to find in Constans horseman type as Thessalonica.

While there is always a great variation in price on these ($30 to $100?), this small silver of Miletos is usually said to be the only cheap coin from the archaic period (about 500BC or 2500 years ago). If you accept something a couple hundred years newer (only 2300 years old) the choices get greater and the number of cheaper ones skyrockets.
http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=112078

 

I assumed that the FH from Thessalonica of Constans less common simply because of the many Fel Temps from Siscia. Boy was I wrong.

 

I could never get bored of looking at ancients. Some of the most preserved form of history.

 

I like fallen horseman coins. nice find.

 

Looking online for a while, and I haven't been able any. Just a few similar, but different officina.