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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Drusus, post: 419928, member: 6370&quot;]no, &#039;Fel Temp Reparatio&#039; is the reverse inscription and means, roughly...&#039;good times are here again&#039; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Constantius II is saying that he has healed the empire and it has been repaired or restored. He has a soldier killing a downed barbarian to show he is protecting the empire and defeating its enemies. The reverse of a Roman coin and the message being put across to the people through the coin often tells a lot about the state of the Empire at the time. Obviously on a lot of LRB the message is &#039;I am protecting you from all our enemies and we have a lot of them&#039;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Although I am sure the coin has been cleaned...probably cleaned and redarkened. That is not a problem at all...I dont like redarkening but it is common accepted practice in ancients. Ancients dont place a stigma on cleaning a coin as it is acknowledged most of them need it at one point. Best to keep the patina but if you cant, then people will use a darkener so it isnt naked copper...though I think naked copper can look good as well and prefer not to darken the coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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