I did a quick head count and this brought my Constantius II FEL TEMP horsemen from Antioch to 27! I have yet to total up the number of FEL TEMPs...
Well I have had a slow start to the year so far but have finally had a coin arrive that I can share. I was planning not to get distracted by FEL...
I have one made from the Carthwheel 2d pieces. I think it is too big for snuff or pills and thus believe mine to be for hiding more valuable items...
It still looks dark. I tried adjusting the white balanace....[ATTACH]
They were silvered and looked quite pleasing when struck. I used to own this quite nice example which has the VSV mark in exe. which illustrates...
The matching flan shape would indicate a that it is either a cast or the host
Constantius II Arles [IMG] Lugdunum [IMG] Rome [IMG] Siscia [IMG] Thessalonica [IMG] Trier [IMG] Constantius Gallus Siscia [IMG] Magnentius...
I hope that I don't kill the thread by sharing a small selection from my fleet of galleys.... Constans Alexandria [IMG] Antioch [IMG] Aquileia...
I am worried about the Constantinople example by @gsimonel . I bought one from the same die pair that turned out to be a cast fake. With the...
The style is closest to the IMP II series. It doesn't fit with any of the known series of legends. There are quite a few imitations close to...
Obv:– IMP CA L SE SEV PER AG COS II, Laureate head right Rev:– BONA SPES, Spes standing holding flower and lifting skirt [IMG] Rev:– FORT REDVC,...
Obv:– IMP CA L SEP S-EV PER AVG COS - II, Laureate head right Rev:– LIBE-R AVG, Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus in right hand,...
Obv:– IMP CA L SE SEV PEVR (sic) AVG COS I-I, Laureate head right Rev:– BONA SPES, Spes standing holding flower and lifting skirt. [IMG] Rev:–...
Obv:– IMP CA L SEP SE_V PER AVG COS II, Laureate head right Rev:– FORT REDVC, Fortuna(?) standing left holding cornucopia and sceptre [IMG] Rev:–...
Obv:– IMP CA L SE SEV PER AV COS II, Laureate head right Rev:– FORT R-D-DVC, Fortuna, seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia [IMG] Rev:– IOVI...
Obv:– IMP CA L SEP SEV - PER AVG COS II, Laureate head right Rev:– BONA SPES, Spes standing holding flower and lifting skirt [IMG] Rev:– FORT...
Here are the other coins from the sub-series in my collection from the other obverse dies.... Obv:– IMP CA L SE SEV PER AVG COS II, Laureate head...
I also look for reverse die links to tie these with other coins to determine their chronology relative to other the issues. This is proving harder...
I bought this coin recently. The off-centre strike on the obverse put everyone else off this eastern Spes meaning that I bought it for a fraction...
Barbarous Fouree Severus Alexander denarius Based on MARS VLTOR Obv:– IMP SVE AL[...] AVG, Laureate head right Rev:– MARS VLTOR, Mars advancing...
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