Barbarous Falling Horseman

After some thought I have decided to give this coin it's own thread rather than piggyback on to the recent FH Barb thread.

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-really-bad-fh-but-a-nice-one.290616/

This one was also in my mixed LRB lot.

Constantius II - AE3 - Barbarous imitation of Falling Horseman

Obv:- CONSTANTIVS AVG, Pearl diaidemed, draped and cuirassed bust right
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
Copies a coin minted in Cyzicus (//SMK)

Remarkably good style

2.07 gms. 19.16 gms.



Martin

 

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I don't generally like barbarous imitations, but this is an exception. Nice.

 

Bing,
I know what you mean. My only other barb of the type is a bit of a horror.

Constantius II - AE4

Obv:- DN IIIII, Pearl diaidemed, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:– [FEL TE]M -P[ 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 wears a phrygian cap
Barbarous imitiative

 

That's a very nice one! Much better than the one in the thread linked

 

That's a very nice one! Much better than the one in the thread linked

 

Some Barbarous imitations looks pretty neat. Never seen a falling horseman one until now.

 

LOL, the concept of a barbarous Fallen Horseman is a conundrum...

 

hey, that was a cool LRB lot you got there martin...some neat in there! I love finding some interesting stuff in a batch of common coins!

 

Cool OP-coin, Martin ... nice barbarous

Ummm, I'm pretty sure that I must have one of the examples that everybody thinks sucks a bit, eh?

Constantius-II (barbarous)






... on the bright-side, I'm very confident in the great desert-patina!!