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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gavin Richardson, post: 2663281, member: 83956&quot;]I have my own theories on this coin type that I&#039;ve unfolded <i>ad nauseum</i>, so I will spare everyone here. But regarding the association of Constans with this type, here&#039;s the relevant Kraft argument, from an early essay I wrote about the coin: &quot;Konrad Kraft ... argued in very specific terms that the ‘barbarian and hut’ reverse represents Constans’ peaceful settlement of the Franks in Toxandria (present-day Belgium). Constantius II also minted the ‘barbarian and hut’ type, but Kraft asserted that the ‘Typ Hütte’ is to be principally associated with Constans because of the overwhelming number of ‘barbarian and hut’ reverses struck for that emperor, especially by Eastern mints, even though Constans was Emperor in the West.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>In other words, if Eastern mints were striking the hut coins in large numbers even for a WESTERN emperor (Constans), then there must be something special between Constans and the scene depicted on this coin type.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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