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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 3085400, member: 31620&quot;]I have had a very dry period with buying over the last two months. The postman did finally pay me a visit yesterday with a few deliveries for me and I thought that I would share them. As it turns out 5 of the 6 coins that arrived are FEL TEMP coins. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Coin 1.</b></p><p>This is what I consider to be the star of this haul. I have a loose (and quite likely unachievable) target of a set of each mint for each type for each emperor that produced them for the FEL TEMP types. The blocker here is that some mints are simply harder to get than others. I have a predeliction for Alexandria and so have been looking for an Alexandrian mint galley to fill a gap for a couple of years. I saw one in an auction a couple of weeks ago and was pleasantly surprised that my low-ball bid was successful. </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s quite a nice example with the only major complaint being the flatness on the head of the emperor. It has a nice heavy feel to it at over 6 gms.</p><p><br /></p><p>Antioch will be next on list.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Constans </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:- D N CONSTA-NS P F AVG, Pearl diademed, draped &amp; 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 Alexandria; (_ | * //ALED), A.D. 348-350</p><p>Reference:– RIC VIII Alexandria 53 (R)</p><p><br /></p><p>6.02 gms. 23.55 mm. 180 degrees</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_169bp_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Coin 2.</b></p><p>This one has far less of the feel of the chase about it. It was simply the next lot in the same auction. It is a gap in that I already have a couple of examples of RIC VIII Alexandria 64 (which is the issue with a star in the left field) but didn&#039;t have an example of this issue without the star. It had a low start bid so it felt churlish not to place a bid and get these shipped together. I was the sole bidder.</p><p><br /></p><p>Condition isn&#039;t too bad but it is far from perfect.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Constans</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:- D N CONSTA-NS P F AVG, Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust left, globe in right hand.</p><p>Rev:- FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Emperor standing left, holding labarum and shield, two captives, kneeling and leaning left before him,</p><p>Minted in Alexandria, officina A; (// ALEA), A.D. 348-350 A.D.</p><p>Reference:– RIC VIII Alexandria 56 (C)</p><p><br /></p><p>3.50 gms. 22.02 mm. 180 degrees </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_169bq_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Coin 3.</b></p><p>Now for a hut. The hut coins are generally more common under Constans than Constantius II. I have examples from all 13 mints for Constans but only 6 of the 11 mints for Constantius II. However this is my 3rd example from Rome for Constantius II. It is an issue I already have for Constans but not for Constantius II. Well that&#039;s enough of my self justification for the purchase.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin is pretty enough with a decent portrait. The flan is LARGE, in fact too large. The oversized flan has meant that there simply wasn&#039;t enough metal to fill the shoulder of the emperor on the obverse and to fill the legend on the opposite point on the reverse. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Constantius II</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:- D N CONSTANS P F AVG, Pearl diademed, draped &amp; cuirassed bust left holding globe,</p><p>Rev:- FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Helmeted soldier, spear in left hand, advancing right, head left; with his right hand he leads a small bare-headed figure from a hut beneath a tree. The spear points up and to the right</p><p>Minted in Rome; (//R*S)</p><p>Reference:– RIC VIII Rome 139 (R)</p><p><br /></p><p>Weight 3.58g. 24.54mm. 180 degrees</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_170fj_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Coin 4.</b></p><p>Another hut. </p><p><br /></p><p>I won&#039;t bother providing as much detail for this one. It is a barbarous imitation of a Hut type. I didn&#039;t have one and this one was the price of a coffee from one of those premium coffee shops. It is corroded and shiny black and so horrible to photograph.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think it is imitating Trier. I haven&#039;t finished trying to decypher the legends yet but there are more Is than is normal for a FEL TEMP.</p><p><br /></p><p>4.84 gms. 21.56 mm. 180 degrees</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_169br_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Coin 5.</b></p><p>Just a small, cheap falling horseman from Antioch.</p><p><br /></p><p>References:- RIC VIII Antioch 188</p><p><br /></p><p>2.52 gms. 16.71 mm. 180 degrees</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_170fk_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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