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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;randygeki, post: 2728422, member: 13719&quot;]I&#039;m not sure which word would apply to this coin as to why I got it; Wabi-sabi, minutiae or maybe even babalaas (A very bad hangover). It&#039;s a quite colorful bronze with a less than perfect strike, an obv. with a more direct view on the right shoulder, a great portrait, a more crude/simple horseman/horse than my other example,with a strange, long leg of the horse and of the soldier (a main factor that drew me to this coin) as well as a bit on the heavier side at 6.8g.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wonder if the long curvy leg of the soldier was to cover up an accident with the legend, or perhaps just and accident in itself or sloppy/rushed work.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]619806[/ATTACH] </p><p>Constantius II</p><p>DN CONSTAN-TIVS PF AVG Constantius II pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right</p><p>FEL TEMP RE-PARATIO soldier spearing Horseman, bearded, bare-headed, reaching, reaching</p><p>ALEΓ in ex. Γ in left field</p><p><br /></p><p>Alexandria 72 var (headwear)</p><p><br /></p><p>For comparison, another FH from the same mint/officina. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]619808[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I also added a decent hut to my collection, giving me 10/13 mints for my set.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]619807[/ATTACH] </p><p>Constans</p><p>AE3, D N CONSTA-NS P F AVG, Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust left, globe in right hand. / FEL TEMP REPA-RATIO, 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 downwards, between the soldier&#039;s legs. Star in upper left field. Mintmark SMNA.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nicomedia</p><p>RIC VIII 72[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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