Help identifying these three ancients, please.

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by Mark Metzger, Mar 22, 2018.

  1. Mark Metzger

    Mark Metzger Well-Known Member

    Here are a few pieces forum member @Dougmeister was nice enough to share with my son. If love any help in identifying them. I know one is Constantine and another has a "peace offering" reverse but that's about it.
    Thanks in advance!
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  3. ancient coin hunter

    ancient coin hunter 3rd Century Usurper

    The 2nd coin is Constantius II, 337-361 A.D. bearing the obverse legend DN CONSTANTIVS PF AVG. The reverse is a soldier spearing a fallen horseman, with the legend FEL TEMP REPARATIO. "The return of happy times" in English.

    I'll let someone else take a stab at the first and third.
     
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  4. Cherd

    Cherd Junior Member

    Imagine living in a time and place where a picture of man plunging a spear into another man with the label, "The return of happy times" didn't seem out of place. Hah! :joyful:
     
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  5. Mark Metzger

    Mark Metzger Well-Known Member

    Sounds like present day DC to me...
     
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  6. gsimonel

    gsimonel Well-Known Member

    The last one is Constans, minted around 347-348 A.D. Obverse inscription: D N CONSTAN-S P F AVG. The reverse is VICTORIAE DD AVGGQ NN and depicts two Victories facing each other and each holding a wreath and palm branch. The reverse celebrates the victory of two of the sons of Constantine, Constans and Constantius II, over their brother, Constantine II in the civil war that ensured a decade after the death of their father.
     
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