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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 3145138, member: 31620&quot;]I have a couple of Amiens but only Constantius II. This is my nicest.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Constantius II</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, Pearl diademed, draped &amp; cuirassed bust right, A behind bust</p><p>Rev:– FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Helmeted soldier left, shield on left arm, spearing falling horseman; shield at ground to right. Horseman turns to face the soldier, and reaches his left arm up towards him. He is bare headed</p><p>Minted in Amiens (//AMB). 353 AD.</p><p>Reference:- RIC VIII Amiens 48 (C)</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex John Casey Collection</p><p><br /></p><p>22 mm, 5.08g</p><p><br /></p><p>John was employed at Durham between 1972 and 2000, retiring as Reader in Archaeology. He was a well-known Romanist and numismatics scholar who undertook excavations at the Roman forts of Brecon Gaer (nr Aberyscir) and Segontium (Gwynedd), the Roman town of Venta Silurum (Caerwent), the Roman temple at Lydney (Gloucestershire) and the Greta Bridge vicus in County Durham.</p><p><br /></p><p>His books included Coins and the Archaeologist (1974, 2nd ed. 1988), The end of Roman Britain (1979), Roman coinage in Britain (1980), Understanding Ancient Coins (1986). He was the author of numerous articles on Roman coinage and hoards, including the finds from Piercebridge. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_170cp_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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