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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1874289, member: 19463&quot;]My newest coin is another falling horseman only a little different from another I have but appealing enough to me to add it rather than replace an earlier coin.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]316703[/ATTACH] </p><p>Constantius Gallus, Aquilea mint, third workshop (AQT), wreath in rx field RIC 198p333</p><p><br /></p><p>The thing that makes this issue special is the LXXII in the reverse field indicating that 72 of these were struck from a Roman pound (328.9g)of metal.&nbsp; This coin is very slightly heavy at 4.63g compared to the 4.56g theoretical weight but these standards were applied <i>al marco </i>which means that individual coins were not weighed but batches were made so that the total of 72 of them would be a pound.&nbsp; The question may be why this one issue was marked but others were not.&nbsp; I find interest in the way the long Roman numeral overlapped the soldier&#039;s arm on this die.&nbsp;&nbsp; The horseman has a beard and an odd looking stocking cap (or is it braided hair???).</p><p><br /></p><p>I find it odd that I have three Gallus LXXII coins but none of Constantius II.&nbsp;&nbsp; Thanks to the CT friend who tipped me off that this coin was available.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>My previous Aquileia lacks the wreath in the reverse field.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]316708[/ATTACH] </p><p>In addition to Aquileia, LXXII coins are known from Siscia.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]316709[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Post any coins that have indication of the number of them to be struck from a certain weight of metal.&nbsp; There are others but this is the cheap one and all I have.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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