So.... I have gone FEL TEMP crazy again.... I have bought another 6 FEL TEMPS. I had pretty good reasons for 4 of them and the others were bought as "why not at that price" coins. All the coins have desert patina. I will start with a pair of Rome mint Galleys. Constans - AE2 Obv:- D N CONSTA-NS P F AVG, Laureate and rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right Rev:- FEL TEMP-REPARATIO, emperor in military dress standing left on galley, holding Phoenix and labarum, Victory sitting at the stern, steering the ship Minted in Rome; (/A | _ / RS). Second Group, First Series, without letters behind the bust. A.D. 348-350. This precedes the introduction of the letter behind the bust. Reference:– RIC VIII Rome 114 var (Unlisted officina, listed for RQ, which is rated R) 5.60 gms. 24.11 mm. 180 degrees. Constantius II - AE2 Obv:– D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, Laurel and rosette diadem, draped, cuirassed bust right Rev:– FEL TEMP-REPARATIO, Emperor standing left on galley, holding phoenix on globe and labarum; Victory behind, steering galley Minted in Rome; (A| _//RS). Second Series (A behind busts). A.D. 348-350. Reference:– RIC VIII Rome 149 (rated R) 4.41 gms. 23.53 mm. 180 degrees The third coin is a gap filler because I didn't have a galley from Cyzicus... Constans - AE2 Obv:- D N CONSTA-NS P F AVG, Pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right Rev:- FEL TEMP-REPARATIO, emperor in military dress standing left on galley, holding Phoenix and labarum, Victory sitting at the stern, steering the ship Minted in Cyzicus; (_ | * // SMKS) Reference:– RIC VIII Cyzicus 68 corr (Rated R) 4.84 gms. 23.93 mm. 0 degrees The fourth coin is a Hut, which are harder to find for Constantius II than Constans and is a Mint gap filler for my Constantius II mint set (7 down, 4 to go). Constantius II - AE2 Obv:– CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, Pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust left, holding globe Rev:– FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Soldier advancing right, head left, holding spear and leading small figure from hut beneath tree Minted in Thessalonica; (//TESE). Reference:– RIC VIII Thessalonica 117 (S) 2.75 gms. 21.51 mm. 180 degrees The last two are the also rans. An officina gap filler but for $10 thats fine. This one was so uglay that nobody else would give it a home. So many problems.... double struck, surface issues.... and UGLY but for $3 I gave it the home it deserves....
They look great and are a truly addictive type. There are several people here who will Val prey to Fel Temps. Welcome to the club!
Nice score! I managed to snag one from the lot. lol. The Alexandrian Gallus. Hopefully it'll arrive soon.
Some real beauties there. Is the desert patina original? I've owned many coins in the past with similar patinas, especially from Antioch and Alexandria mints, but so far I've never owned one from Rome that looked like yours. Most of the patinas were legit, but on a couple of them, the patina rubbed off with just a simple wipe with a tissue. If the Rome patinas are real, then those coins must have some interesting stories to tell!
The patina appears to be real. I have had a go at it with a couple of nylon brushes and probed with a pick.
I have a coin of Septimius Severus that was minted in Laodicea ad mare in the eastern empire that was a field find in Carmarthen in west Wales the westernmost settlement of the empire.
And my sandstorm continues. Constantius II - AE2 Obv:– D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, Pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right Rev:– FEL TEMP RE-PARATIO, Helmeted soldier left, shield on left arm, spearing falling horseman; shield at ground to right. Horseman turns to face the soldier, and reaches his left arm up towards him. He is bare headed and is bearded Minted in Cyzicus (Gamma | _ // SMKE) Reference:- RIC VIII Cyzicus 92 (C2) Unusual shield decoration. Central boss surrounded by four small dots forming a square, additional dots at either end of the shield. Weight 4.33g. 23.49mm. 30 degrees And a missing Antioch officina for me. Constantius II - AE2 Obv:– D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, Pearl diademed, draped & cuirassed bust right Rev:– FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Helmeted soldier to left, shield on left arm, spearing falling horseman; shield on ground at right. Horseman is bearded and falls forward reachine towards emperor (type FH3) Minted in Antioch (G | _ //AN Theta). Reference:- RIC VIII Antioch 132 Weight 5.12g. 25.32mm. 0 degrees
Another desert patina FEL TEMP arrived today but from a different source. Constantius II - AE2/3 Obv:– D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, Pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right Rev:– FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Phoenix nimbate and radiate, standing right on globe, Minted in Antioch (_ | * //ANA). A.D. 348 - A.D. 350 Reference:– RIC VIII Antioch 129 (S) Weight 2.78g. 19.42mm. 0 degrees
