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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsimonel, post: 8141374, member: 82549&quot;]Nice coins, everyone. The tables are (deliberately?) turned on my contemporaneous example from the usurper, Magnentius--the horseman remains on his steed while it is the soldier who gets speared:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1419249[/ATTACH]</p><p><u><b>Magnentius</b></u></p><p><i>Augustus, A.D. 350-353</i></p><p>(Bronze) AE2</p><p>Rome mint, A.D. 350-352</p><p>Obv: D N MAGNENT-IVS P F AVG</p><p>Rev: GLORIA ROMANORVM - Emperor, advancing right, on horseback, trampling on shield and spearing barbarian soldier</p><p>RQ in exergue</p><p>RIC 197</p><p>23mm, 4.7g.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Reacting against the oppressive and unpopular Constans, Magnentius declared himself emperor in Gaul. Repeated efforts to establish diplomatic relations with Constantius II failed, and culminated in a battle at Mursa Major–the bloodiest battle of the 4th century. Magnentius never recovered from his defeat, and he ended up committing suicide less than two years later, as Constantius II’s forces were closing in on him.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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