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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 6453958, member: 31620&quot;]We have had a relatively active FTR horseman thread here recently and it gave me the incentive to process a couple of FTR Hut coins that I have had waiting to be processed since they arrived last month.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first coin is nothing of major note but is an unlisted diadem type for a Rome coin. I don&#039;t think it is anything particularly rare, which I will explain below.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Constans </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:- D N CONSTANS P F AVG, Laureate, rosette diademed, draped &amp; cuirassed bust left holding globe,</p><p>Rev:- FEL TEMP REPARATIO, 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 down and to the left</p><p>Minted in Rome; (//R*E), A.D. 348-350</p><p>Reference:– RIC VIII Rome - (RIC 140 is pearl diademed, this bust type known for Constantius II from previous issue without stars)</p><p><br /></p><p>4.69 g. 21.72 mm. 180 degrees </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1257268[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Which can be compared to the regular pearl diadem type here.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:- D N CONSTANS P F AVG, Pearl diademed, draped &amp; cuirassed bust left holding globe,</p><p>Rev:- FEL TEMP REPARATIO, 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 up and to the right</p><p>Minted in Rome; (//R*S)</p><p>Reference:– RIC VIII Rome 140</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1257269[/ATTACH] </p><p>If you search for RIC VIII Rome 140 in search engines, catalogs etc. you will find that the examples cited seem to come with both diadem types but with roughly twice and many being plain diademed to lthe laureate type, leading me to the conclusion that it isn&#039;t necessarily rare but something that most dealers and auction houses don&#039;t really care about.</p><p><br /></p><p>My second hut is a straight forward upgrade. The huts of Constantius II tend to be scarcer than those of Constans. My new coin (first) has more eye appeal than my previous example (second)</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, holding globe in right hand</p><p>Rev:– FEL TEMP REPARATIO, 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 up and to the right</p><p>Minted in Arles (//PARL).</p><p>Reference:- RIC VIII Arles 108 (R2) </p><p><br /></p><p>3.75 g. 22.19 mm. 180 degrees</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1257270[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1257271[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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