Contans and the Golden times

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  1. CoinBlazer

    CoinBlazer Numismatic Enthusiast

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    Constans AE follis. Siscia. 2.05 g

    DN CONSTANS PF AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right.
    FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Phoenix standing right on rocky pyre.

    Mintmark ASIS


    RIC VIII Siscia 228

    FEL TEMP REPARATIO is roughly stated in the context of good times, or "golden age"

    Ex. @Sallent
     
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  3. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    Nice one, @CoinBlazer ! I still need to get one of those phoenix on pyre issues.
     
  4. Sallent

    Sallent Live long and prosper

    Now you need to collect the second version of that Fel Temp Reparatio, where the bird is standing on a globe.
     
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  5. randygeki

    randygeki Coin Collector

    and maybe a FTR set.

    Nice addition
     
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  6. cmezner

    cmezner do ut des Supporter

    Probably I am weird, but I got caught by the rosette-diademed head of this Constans. Sure, it is very worn, making me just focus on the head ornament and the hair, the mint mark is off-flan (therefore uncertain mint), but still,... I loved it.

    Billon, reduced Centenionalis, uncertain mint, 337 - 341 AD
    14.5 mm, 1.532 g, die axis 180o
    Ref.: Cohen VII 54; SRCV V 18545 ff.;
    Ob.: D N CONSTANS P F AVG, laureate and rosette-diademed head right
    Rev.: GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS, two soldiers standing facing, flanking one standard in center with O on banner, heads confronted, each holds a spear in outer hand and rests inner hand on grounded shield, mintmark (off flan) in ex.;
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  7. ancient coin hunter

    ancient coin hunter 3rd Century Usurper

    Constans, A.D. 335-336

    AE17, 1.5 grams, 8h; Siscia mint

    Obverse: F L CONSTANTIS BEA C, Laureate and cuirassed bust right.

    Reverse: GLORIA EXERCITVS, Two soldiers, holding spears and shields, standing facing, one standard between them; in exergue delta SIS star

    Reference: RIC VII 264, p. 470, r3.

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  8. maridvnvm

    maridvnvm Well-Known Member

    Look out for the varieties where the symbol is in the field...

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    The globe types (you don't have to stay at the same mint...)

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    Or even the same emperor

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  9. gogili1977

    gogili1977 Well-Known Member

  10. ancient coin hunter

    ancient coin hunter 3rd Century Usurper

    I should also add that Constans' name on my coin is in the genitive case - a type only seen on Siscia coins. Not sure why the celators decided on this.
     
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