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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevex6, post: 1757950, member: 44183&quot;]<font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="arial">Yup, after humming and hawing for at least a year, I finally decided to buy a Fallen Horseman coin ... I must admit that I took the advice of a buddy in the end, but after I analyzed it I knew that this was gonna be comin&#039; home to Papa ... </font></span></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="arial">I admit that I went back and looked at Doug&#039;s page on fallen horseman coins and I&#039;m not really sure if he&#039;s gonna think this is a dog, or if it&#039;s a winner, but in the end I am the dude layin&#039; down the cash so I&#039;m the dude that&#039;s gotta love the coin, right?</font></span></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="arial">=&gt; and I&#039;m lovin&#039; this coin ... </font></span></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="arial">I hope that it passes the muster!!</font></span></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><b><font size="4"><font face="arial">CONSTANTIUS II SILVERED AE2 (Maiorina/Centenonialis)</font></font></b></span></p><p><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #ff0000"><span style="color: #000000">Heraclea mint, 1st Office</span></span></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #ff0000"><span style="color: #000000">348-351 AD</span></span></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #ff0000"><span style="color: #000000">Diameter: Large size: 22 mm</span></span></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #ff0000"><span style="color: #000000">Weight: 5.1 grams</span></span></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #ff0000"><span style="color: #000000">Obverse: : D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right</span></span></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #ff0000"><span style="color: #000000">Reverse: FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier standing left, knee raised, spearing fallen horseman and is reaching backwards. Left field: Star. Mintmark SMHA in exergue</span></span></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #ff0000"><span style="color: #000000">Reference: RIC VIII 67</span></span></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #ff0000"><span style="color: #000000">Other: a great exemplar of this interesting coin, in EF- condition, conserving full details including the 30% of the original silvering ... very strong relief </span></span></font></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><font face="arial"><b>[ATTACH=full]277685[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]277686[/ATTACH]</b></font></span></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="4"><font face="arial"><span style="color: #0000ff">... I like this coin!!</span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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