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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 4529299, member: 85693"]Late Roman Bronzes (LRBs) constantly surprise and/or baffle me. Which is fine - I like figuring them out. But the various denominations, sizes, etc. still require a lot of looking up stuff and as far as general knowledge of these goes, I am very much still an idiot (but hoping to improve).</p><p><br /></p><p>For instance, in a recent lot off eBay, I got one of those "falling horseman" types in a Littleton Coins flip. What surprised me is how <i>big </i>this one was - the "fallen horsemen" types that have come my way are very small. This one is described as a "centenionalis" which is, apparently, one of the bigger types. I think centenionalis is one of those made-up ancient coin names, like "antoninianus." </p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a brief Wikipedia article. People on CT can provide a lot more information:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centenionalis" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centenionalis" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centenionalis</a></p><p><br /></p><p>It is big, but not very pretty. My attribution isn't very pretty either:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1121839[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Constantius II Æ Centenionalis</b></p><p><b>(348-351 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Constantinople Mint (?)</b></p><p>DN CONSTANTIVS PF AVG,pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust r. / FEL TEMPREPARATIO soldier spearing fallen horseman wearing Phrygian cap clutching</p><p>horse's neck, Γ left, CONSZ(?)</p><p>RIC VIII Constantinople 81 Z?</p><p>(5.86 grams / 22 mm)</p><p><b> </b></p><p><b>Attribution Notes:</b></p><p>Mintmark is very hard to read because of wear/corrosion. "ON" is fairly visible, thus the Constantinople guess. This is based on a lot of staring under different light conditions.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 4529299, member: 85693"]Late Roman Bronzes (LRBs) constantly surprise and/or baffle me. Which is fine - I like figuring them out. But the various denominations, sizes, etc. still require a lot of looking up stuff and as far as general knowledge of these goes, I am very much still an idiot (but hoping to improve). For instance, in a recent lot off eBay, I got one of those "falling horseman" types in a Littleton Coins flip. What surprised me is how [I]big [/I]this one was - the "fallen horsemen" types that have come my way are very small. This one is described as a "centenionalis" which is, apparently, one of the bigger types. I think centenionalis is one of those made-up ancient coin names, like "antoninianus." Here's a brief Wikipedia article. People on CT can provide a lot more information: [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centenionalis[/URL] It is big, but not very pretty. My attribution isn't very pretty either: [ATTACH=full]1121839[/ATTACH] [B]Constantius II Æ Centenionalis (348-351 A.D.) Constantinople Mint (?)[/B] DN CONSTANTIVS PF AVG,pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust r. / FEL TEMPREPARATIO soldier spearing fallen horseman wearing Phrygian cap clutching horse's neck, Γ left, CONSZ(?) RIC VIII Constantinople 81 Z? (5.86 grams / 22 mm) [B] Attribution Notes:[/B] Mintmark is very hard to read because of wear/corrosion. "ON" is fairly visible, thus the Constantinople guess. This is based on a lot of staring under different light conditions.[/QUOTE]
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