A big one. and a lil one

After a long at work, I came home to a nice surprise, 2 more Falling horseman coins.

The first is a nice and heavy (by a couple grams) sucker. Thanks to Mat for pointing it out. I haven't weighed all my FH but I'm sure it's easily my heaviest one. The obv is a little rough but the silvering on it makes it look worse in photo but the reverse showed up good. The reverse has a nice, high relief to it as well, at least when it comes to FH.



Constantius II.
Æ-2 (25mm, 7.47g Very heavy).
DN CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right. / FEL TEMP RE-PARTIO, Soldier spearing fallen horseman bearded, three braids, reaching , SMHB in ex., Gamma in left field

RIC VIII 82 Heraclea



The 2nd one is a nice, smaller issue from Rome of Gallus. A little where but in great condition.


Constantius Gallus
17mm
DN FL CL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right. / FEL TEMP-REPARTIO, Soldier spearing fallen horseman,bare-headed, reaching
RS in ex.
Rome 274

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Great captures Randy! The look good. Mat is always a great spotter!

LOL on "Heeeere's Johnny!!!"

 

Thanks. I know with each post,some people get less and less interested in Fel Temps. I guess I'm just crazy, so the pic fit

 

Very nice coins Randy, congrats.

Here are my Big and small FH's

 

Nice additions, Randy. Glad to see you get the heavy one. Second has a nice look to it too.

 

Not me . . . I've been looking for my first. I for one appreciate your posts!

 

I have about 50 of these ranging from EF to Poor that I purchased in unidentified lots. It's the number one overall coin type that I have. One can only imagine how many of these were struck, probably in the millions. Curious as to how much one could buy with one of these babies. Maybe a loaf of bread, maybe a half modius of lentils, who knows? Also "the return of happy times" didn't last long.

 

The more you post the more interested I am in them. Nice coins man.

 

Thanks all!

Nice. I tried making some similar pics, only one came out I liked.

Rome on Rome


My smallest official on my largest (Antioch 15mm on Rome 26/27mm)



Antioch

Barbarous

 

Really cool!

 

Thanks. Not as cool as the brignorth fh you got though as your avatar . A very neat coin

 

I like the whole idea of big one little one.

 

Faustina Jr
Fecunditas standing right, holding scepter and infant. Sestertius RIC 1638, As RIC 1639, Denarius RIC 677.

 

Where are these from? I'm drawing a blank atm.

 

The top coins are full and 1/4 unit of Pyu c. AD 800-832 Ancient Burma.
The Bottom coins are Full and 1/4 unit Plaque coins of Ancient Sri Lanka c. 1st century BC.

 

Here's one that a bit differnt, 4th century AD Nagas of Narwar kakini and half kakini coin.




now you know which one is which......

 

Neat stuff all!

Thanks ^_^