Ancients => I finally scored a Hut-coin ($22 US ... delivered) For whatever reason I have avoided snagging one of these very common types (ummm, maybe it's the creepy dude draggin' the wee lil' captive out of the hut!!?) ... anyway ... I figured that this was a nice enough price for a coin from my favourite dealer, so I went for it!! Constans AE3 Date: 337-350 AD Diameter: 19.6 mm Weight: 4.7 grams Obverse: D N CONSTANS P F AVG - Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Constans, holding globe Reverse: FEL TEMP REPARATIO - Soldier, holding spear, leading barbarian from hut under tree Reference: RIC 103 (Aquileia?) ... hey, please feel free to post your Hut-coins and/or any of your Constans examples (or pretty much whatever you want to post ... I'm easy) Cheers, coin gang!!
Hey, I realize that this baby isn't top-shelf, but I figured that it has all of the letters and it also has a pretty crisp reverse (well, except for the mint mark ... a flaw, I admit) Again => overall, I figured that this was a solid purchase and a tick in the ol' coin-column (Hut-coin, tick!!)
Cool addition, my only "hut". Constans (337 - 350 A.D.) Æ2 O: DN CONSTA-NS PF AVG, Pearl diademed, draped and and cuirassed bust left, holding globe in right hand. R: FEL TEMP RE-PARATIO, Helmeted soldier,spear in left hand, advancing right, head left; with his right hand he leads a small figure from a hut beneath a tree. (mint of Cyzicus), 4th offincia. SMKΔ 4.5g
Constans Coin: Bronze Centenionalis D N CONSTA-NS P F AVG - Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust left, globe in right hand. FEL TEMP REPAR-ATIO - 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 and to the left. Mint: Thessalonica (348-350 AD) Wt./Size/Axis: 4.45g / 23mm / - References: RIC VIII Thessalonica 118 LRBC 1636 BW Ref: 145 029 095 Notes: May 28, 15 - Wildwinds suggests this should be billon. This is silvered bronze.
I'm on a roll right now for a speech I'm writing but I really like your example Steve - the portrait and reverse are very sharp. Is that a die crack in the reverse field? I have one or two to share...but later. I also like how the eye in your coin seems to be looking at me.
=> I don't have the coin "in-hand" yet (I was assuming that it was a die crack) ... I'll ask my dude and get back to you cheers, Jwt
FYI, Jwt => Batman (Dionysos, my favourite) is claiming that it is a die-crack (in his opinion) ... I have pretty solid faith in the dude (plus, the coin is $22 delivered)
Neat! That coin is very much worth the price. One of the things I love about LRBs is that great examples can be had at very modest prices.
My guess is RIC 92 Constantinople BUT I do not like coins that make me guess so I would not have bought it. I'm glad you are more reasonable than I am. It is pretty in many ways.
Nice coin! It looks like the mint mark could be deciphered with a higher resolution image. There appears to be enough letters to make it out.
Ah, a fine coin and a good ol' LRB mintmark mystery! I can't tell from the pics, but I'd bet some money on Doug's guess. Maybe when you get the coin in hand you'll be able to figure it out? This page here has a fantastic summary and gallery of hut coins: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/moonmoth/hut_coins.html I've got one but don't have a pic of it. I need to photograph more coins!
If someone has Bruck's book, you should be able to identify the mint from the leaves. Mine is buried somewhere and no time to look it out.