Fel Temp "horseman sitting"

"Good times are here again" unless you're the guy sitting under the lance.
This is a somewhat rare reverse.

So post your "fel temps"....or Constantius II or anything, I am not fussy.


Constantius II
A.D. 350
24mm 4.9gm
DN CONSTAN-TIVS PF AVG, pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed, A behind bust.
FEL TEMP RE-PARATIO, Soldier spearing fallen horseman, B in left field and star in right.
In ex. dot TSB dot
RIC VIII Thessalonica 134
Minted under the authority of Vetranio

 

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That's a very strong example of the horseman-sitting variety. Nice find!

 

BTW the photo is the vendor's (as OKIEDOKIE has pointed out, my photos suck). This is a very dark coin in hand. And its BIG 24MM. I have a total of 6 Fel Temps and this one is by far the biggest, roundest and best centered.

 

That looks like one of Victor Clark's images - am I right? He brightens up his images and uses a lot of contrast, which is fine with me - you can see all the details better. But the coins are always darker in hand.

 

The first couple times I was really annoyed when the color of a coin was way different and a lot darker than the dealer photo.

 

Yeah, me too. But after a while I learned what to expect from certain dealers.

 

Very nice. I do not have one of this particular type of FH, but here are a couple of mine:

CONSTANTIUS II
AE3
OBVERSE: D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, diademed, draped & cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: FEL TEMP-REPARATIO, soldier spearing fallen horseman who is wearing Phrygian helmet, reaching backwards. ASIS zigzag in ex.
Struck at Siscia 351-355 AD
2.39 g, 17 mm
RIC VIII 352

CONSTANTIUS II
AE3
OBVERSE: CONSTAN-TIVS AVG, pearl-diademed head right
REVERSE: FEL TEMP RE-PARATIO, soldier standing left, right knee raised, spearing a fallen horseman who is wearing a Phrygian helmet and reaching backwards, S in left field, RZ in ex.
Struck at Rome 336-337 AD
3.5g, 22mm
RIC VIII 267

 

excellent and violent
(i 99% use sellers pics)

 

Neat addition, JBG ... I don't have a seated horseman type (cool find)

 

A fascinating variety ya' got JB.

 

I am waiting for some to arrive, they are overdue
Sellers pic of one of them

 

I'll offer for comparison an RIC 133 or the coin immediately before your OP in RIC weighing 4.4g and having the same A/B field letters. I do not understand the reasoning for the two types over so short a time. Did someone not understand that the Constans type was out of fashion?



Below is the earlier, heavier A/A RIC 123. Mine is 6.1g which is heavy for the heavy standard. These were issued so many to the range within a number can be considerable.

 

CONSTANTIUS II (337-361). Maiorina. Rome.
Reference.
RIC 102.

Obv: D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG.
Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.

Rev: FEL TEMP REPARATIO / R S.
Emperor standing left on galley, holding phoenix on globe and labarum; Victory behind, steering galley.

5.02 g.
22 mm.

 

That is a lovely boat, Okidoki. I has perspective rather than just being a flat side shot. I always like my Lugdunum style boat but your Rome is tops.

 

thank you, same emperor but so different in style, thank you for posting it i love it.

 

Victor's is correct. I have always found him to be reasonable and FAST! 48 hours and I have the coin. He also knocked off $50!

 

Good to know, I will from now on!

 

Doug's RIC 133 sitting fallen horseman is a better example strike-wise. I've looked at a bunch of these lately and this on is super well defined...you can see the little soon-to-be dead guy's hat and the horse is clear too.

 

Victor is one of the good guys. He's not just a dealer - he's extremely interested in and knowledgeable about LRB's.

 

The rest of my collection.


Fel Temp "leading the barbarian from the hut"


"Fallen Horseman clutching" the horse


"Emperor on Galley"

"Phoenix on globe"