An ugly milestone

I owe a big vote of thanks to @randygeki for helping me obtain this coin. It is a milestone for me as it completes my mint set for FTR horsemen for Constantius II. It is dog ugly and I had to pay more than for 90% of my other FTRs but it still fills a nice gap.

Constantius II - AE2

Obv:– D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, Pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right
Rev:- FEL TEMP RE-P-ARATIO, Helmeted soldier to left, shield on left arm, spearing falling horseman; shield on ground at right. Horseman wears Phrygian helmet and falls forward clutching horse's neck
Minted in a Trier; _ | * //TRP.
Reference:– RIC VII Trier 349 (R)

4.44gms. 22.37mm. 180 degrees



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Ugh, that is one ugly Bunny!

Congratulations on completing your Constantius II set, Martin!

 

Congratulations Martin completing a set! It must be a great feeling!

These are all I have:


RI Constantius Gallus Caesar 351-354 AE21 FEL TEMP REPARATIO soldier-spearing-fallen-horseman RIC 348 Siscia


RI Julian II 360-363 CE Fallen Horseman AE3

 

I got my first Constantius II falling Horseman from Antioch mint. Its in the mail now. I want to start an Antioch mint set of those.

 

I don't have one of Constantius II from that mint, but I do have one of Constantius Gallus from Antioch. Typical uncleaned lot material, though, as far as state of preservation. Nonetheless, it illustrates well the FH4 reverse type in RIC viii, in which the "horseman falls forward on neck of horse":


Constantius Gallus, AD 351-354
Roman billon maiorina, 3.49 g, 22.4 mm, 11h
Antioch, AD 352-353
Obv: D N CONSTANTI-VS NOB CAES, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: FEL TEMP RE-PARATIO, Soldier spearing horseman falling forward onto neck of horse; ANAI in exergue
Refs: RIC viii p. 523, 141; RCV 18995; Cohen 17; LRBC II --.

 

I actually have another FH on the way, but will share it for different reasons when it arrives.

Congrats on finishing the set.

 

Give the op coin some respect. It probably was used many times to pay for legionaires night out!

 

Congrats Martin!! Very glad you got and, and a little jealous I still think Amiens is the scarcer mint, but more have popped up lately than Trier.

 

A lovely looking montage. I might try and create one too....

Thanks again.

 

You should, it would look better than mine

 

Trier was also my last mint. This AE2 was Bridgnorth hoard.


AE3 barbarous?


I'm not sure what this one is.


This Gallus is technically large enough to be an AE1 due to the boardwalk margins.


Trier is tough but I still prefer Amiens which is no easier.

 

Congrats on finishing your set!

 

Obviously it is a tough one. Congratulations on the completion. Now, on to the upgrades!

 

Congrats on filling the gap! It gotta be a good feeling to complete a a set.

 

@dougsmit I think the Bridgnorth FH you posted is probably the best I've seen online.

 

Congratulations on completing the mint set @maridvnvm
I have only one FTR horsemen to contribute, which also came from the Bridgnorth hoard.

 

Well I did threaten it.... Here is my montage. I can see I really need some upgrades....

 

Awesome

 

Congratulations on finishing your fallen horseman set for Constantius II.

I like all the Fel Temp types but have none yet - my end goal would be to have a nice one of each of the five types - I don't know if I'd have the wherewithal to complete a mint set.

Good job!

 

I still have Thessalonica, Trier and a Barbarous example to complete a Constantius Gallus mint set. Same mint order as above.