Found another interesting and unlisted horseman. It has an interesting shield design as well. Constantius II Antioch 23mm 4.5g DN CONSTAN-TIVS PF AVG, pearl and rosette diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / FEL TEMP RE-PARATIO, soldier standing left, spearing a fallen horseman who is bearded, hair in braids, clutching the horse's neck. ANO in ex Not in RIC
Thanks! Not counting shape/size, I have 6 (counting this one) different patterns. I have a variety of horse rumps as well lol
I wonder how they decided which shield pattern to display? Something that could have come out of the Notitia Dignitatum probably (though that was thought to have been produced starting in the 390s) Maybe they actually represented patterns used by the local legion/auxilia, in which case that might vary by mint. An interesting new direction for FTR scholarship perhaps? http://www.vortigernstudies.org.uk/artsou/notitia.htm
Interesting shields. My latest horseman: Constantius II. A.D. 337-361. centenionalis (24 mm, 4.8 g). Aquileia, Obv. D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Constantius II right; behind, A. Rev. FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier advancing left, spearing fallen horseman leaning over horse with head turned to look back and holding shield; A to left; AQP. RIC 113. What signifies the letter A on the obverse and the reverse side?