Just another Fallen Horseman

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by maridvnvm, Oct 6, 2015.

  1. seth77

    seth77 Well-Known Member

    I have never heard of a Constans from Ambianum, as the mint was opened by Magnentius after Constans had been eliminated. There was however a brief issue for Constantius II and Gallus after the defeat of Magnentius and before the closing of the mint later on in 353.
    Here's a Constantius II from Ambianum:
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    And here is a wonderful Gallus:
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  3. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

    Seth, I misspoke myself - not Constans, but Gallus. And the second coin was the one I was trying to link to. Those are the images in the auction that got deleted. Did you win the coin? If so, bravo!
     
  4. seth77

    seth77 Well-Known Member

    Unfortunately I was the under-bidder on that one. It was the maximum I could do as I had made other coin-related purchases *and* food-related purchases for the wife, the cat and myself.
     
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  5. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

    I feel your pain. I have four kids to feed, three of which are teenagers. My food budget frequently overtakes my coin budget.
     
  6. seth77

    seth77 Well-Known Member

    I think it could've been worse. I could've been a smoker (the taxes on tobacco here are ridiculous) and a picky eater, which I am not (although the cat is).

    I kept the picture of that nice Gallus for my records and maybe who knows, one day it'll resurface.
     
  7. seth77

    seth77 Well-Known Member

    So glad to have rediscovered this thread. Here is Constans from Arles with an extra long neck:

    constans arles.JPG
     
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  8. Cachecoins

    Cachecoins Historia Moneta

    Place me in the category of having plenty of them but nothing close to as stunning as the original poster's examples
     
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