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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 3102303, member: 31620&quot;]So.... I have gone FEL TEMP crazy again....</p><p><br /></p><p>I have bought another 6 FEL TEMPS. I had pretty good reasons for 4 of them and the others were bought as &quot;why not at that price&quot; coins. All the coins have desert patina.</p><p><br /></p><p>I will start with a pair of Rome mint Galleys.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Constans - AE2</b></p><p>Obv:- D N CONSTA-NS P F AVG, Laureate and rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:- FEL TEMP-REPARATIO, emperor in military dress standing left on galley, holding Phoenix and labarum, Victory sitting at the stern, steering the ship</p><p>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.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reference:– RIC VIII Rome 114 var (Unlisted officina, listed for RQ, which is rated R)</p><p><br /></p><p>5.60 gms. 24.11 mm. 180 degrees. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_169bs_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Constantius II - AE2</b></p><p>Obv:– D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, Laurel and rosette diadem, draped, cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:– FEL TEMP-REPARATIO, Emperor standing left on galley, holding phoenix on globe and labarum; Victory behind, steering galley</p><p>Minted in Rome; (A| _//RS). Second Series (A behind busts). A.D. 348-350. </p><p><br /></p><p>Reference:– RIC VIII Rome 149 (rated R)</p><p><br /></p><p>4.41 gms. 23.53 mm. 180 degrees </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_170fo_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>The third coin is a gap filler because I didn&#039;t have a galley from Cyzicus...</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Constans - AE2</b></p><p>Obv:- D N CONSTA-NS P F AVG, Pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:- FEL TEMP-REPARATIO, emperor in military dress standing left on galley, holding Phoenix and labarum, Victory sitting at the stern, steering the ship</p><p>Minted in Cyzicus; (_ | * // SMKS)</p><p>Reference:– RIC VIII Cyzicus 68 corr (Rated R)</p><p><br /></p><p>4.84 gms. 23.93 mm. 0 degrees </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_169bt_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>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).</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Constantius II - AE2</b></p><p>Obv:– CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, Pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust left, holding globe</p><p>Rev:– FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Soldier advancing right, head left, holding spear and leading small figure from hut beneath tree</p><p>Minted in Thessalonica; (//TESE). </p><p>Reference:– RIC VIII Thessalonica 117 (S)</p><p><br /></p><p>2.75 gms. 21.51 mm. 180 degrees </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_170fp_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>The last two are the also rans. An officina gap filler but for $10 thats fine.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_170fm_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>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....</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_170fn_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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