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<p>[QUOTE="maridvnvm, post: 2663906, member: 31620"]I am dabbling with the various FEL TEMP types and stumbled across the following coin. I have several Galley typecoins but this is the first time I have found one of these smaller ones. The later Galley issues are only 16-18 mm rather than the usual 21-23 mm.</p><p><br /></p><p>I hd never seen one of these small ones in person before and am very happy with it.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Constantius II - AE3 </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, Pearl diademed, draped & cuirassed bust right, A behind bust</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 Lugdunum (//*SLG). A.D. 348-350.</p><p>Reference:- RIC VIII Lugdunum 97 (R)</p><p><br /></p><p>17 mm</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex Col. Hermann-Joseph Lückger, Germany (1864-1951). Lückger was a German entrepreneur in the textile industry and amateur historian and collector of art. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_170co_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Martin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="maridvnvm, post: 2663906, member: 31620"]I am dabbling with the various FEL TEMP types and stumbled across the following coin. I have several Galley typecoins but this is the first time I have found one of these smaller ones. The later Galley issues are only 16-18 mm rather than the usual 21-23 mm. I hd never seen one of these small ones in person before and am very happy with it. [B]Constantius II - AE3 [/B] Obv:– D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, Pearl diademed, draped & cuirassed bust right, A behind bust Rev:– FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Emperor standing left on galley, holding phoenix on globe and labarum; Victory behind, steering galley Minted in Lugdunum (//*SLG). A.D. 348-350. Reference:- RIC VIII Lugdunum 97 (R) 17 mm Ex Col. Hermann-Joseph Lückger, Germany (1864-1951). Lückger was a German entrepreneur in the textile industry and amateur historian and collector of art. [IMG]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_170co_img.jpg[/IMG] Martin[/QUOTE]
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