Does this Constans look okay to you?

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  1. Aethelred

    Aethelred The Old Dead King

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  3. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    Yes, looks like a nice example. I like these coins that show evidence of ancient flan production, such as this one where the casting sprue has been broken off, taking a piece of flan with it.
     
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  4. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    Yup, looks good to me, I like it a lot.
     
  5. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    I have no doubts!
     
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  6. LaCointessa

    LaCointessa Well-Known Member

    It's nice to know my belief that the coin looks legitimate (which opinion I would not have offered, of course) is supported by those who know.
     
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  7. randygeki

    randygeki Coin Collector

    Another nice one
     
  8. maridvnvm

    maridvnvm Well-Known Member

    Style is right. Surfaces are good. A lovely coin.
     
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  9. Black Friar

    Black Friar Well-Known Member

    Given the position of the fibula on his cuirass, it seems like he is looking the wrong way. Interesting.
     
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  10. RAGNAROK

    RAGNAROK Naebody chaws me wi impunitY

    Looks good and nice to me :)
    (but... what a werde neck!!!) :wideyed:

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  11. dougsmit

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    Nice coin; great shoes on the soldier!
     
  12. Aethelred

    Aethelred The Old Dead King

    I have read before that the "small figure may represent a barbarian child."

    However, on this example the small figure has a beard and as far as I know even barbarian children didn't have beards. So this should establish the small figure on the "Hut" type coins as an adult barbarian.
     
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  13. RAGNAROK

    RAGNAROK Naebody chaws me wi impunitY

    good point, maybe a new variant with an adult...
    https://www.cointalk.com/threads/fel-temp-reparatio-hut-type.259251/
     
  14. maridvnvm

    maridvnvm Well-Known Member

    It has been described as a child due to the scale difference but realistic scale might well have nothing to do with it and be more to do with an exaggeration of power of the emperor over the barbarian.
     
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