A barbarous FTR Galley and its model

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by maridvnvm, Aug 18, 2017.

  1. maridvnvm

    maridvnvm Well-Known Member

    I have recently obtained a barbarous imitative of a FTR Galley of Constans from Aquileia. It copiesa type I also have in my collection so I thought it would be informative to compare the two.

    The following describes the official coin:-

    Constans - AE2
    Obv:- D N CONSTANS P F AVG, Pearl diademed, draped & cuirassed bust right
    Rev:- FEL TEMP-REPARATIO, emperor in military dress standing left on galley, holding Phoenix and labarum, Victory sitting at the stern, steering the ship
    Minted in Aquileia; (//AQP dot), A.D. 348-350
    Reference:– RIC VIII Aquileia 99 (C)

    [​IMG]
    Imitative:-
    [​IMG]

    A big thak you owed to randygeki for giving me the heads up on it.


    Regards,
    Martin
     
    Last edited: Aug 18, 2017
    maridvnvm, Aug 18, 2017
    #1 + Quote Reply
    zumbly, chrsmat71, LaCointessa and 6 others like this.
  2. Avatar

    Guest User Guest



    to hide this ad.
  3. randygeki

    randygeki Coin Collector

    A neat addition. The official one is great too!

    My only galley from Aquileia. RIC 117

    IMG_2755.JPG
     
    randygeki, Aug 18, 2017
    #2 + Quote Reply
    chrsmat71, LaCointessa, TIF and 3 others like this.
  4. LaCointessa

    LaCointessa Well-Known Member

    @maridvnvm - Thank you so much for posting the original and the barbarous version of this coin next to each other for us. I enjoyed noting the differences. Each is beautiful and it's cool you have both.
     
    LaCointessa, Aug 18, 2017
    #3 + Quote Reply
    randygeki likes this.
Draft saved Draft deleted

Share This Page