Constantius II Fallen Horsemen

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  1. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    Here is FH I acquired from Randy!

    One of the better FH to be added to my collection.


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    Constantius II (337 - 361 A.D.)
    Æ2
    DN CONSTAN-TIVS PF AVG Constantius II pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right.
    RE-PARATIO soldier spearing Horseman, Two braids, reaching.
    ALEΔ in ex. Γ in left field
    Alexandria Mint
    22mm
    5.23g
    Alexandria 72 var.
     
    Mat, Dec 16, 2016
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  3. Andres2

    Andres2 Well-Known Member

    Congrats Mat, looks like pure silver,
    got this FH this week, looks like pure copper :)

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    Andres2, Dec 16, 2016
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  4. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    Nice Mat! Looks great. Congrats on the capture!
     
    Alegandron, Dec 16, 2016
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  5. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    I do not have any "nice" FH types. Good pick up Mat. This is my best Constantius II 2.jpg
     
    Bing, Dec 16, 2016
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  6. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    HEY! I have one, but it is not a great one... Somebody smudged my horse out...

    RI Constantius II 337-361 CE AE 2 Soldier spearing downed horseman Obv-Rev.jpg
    RI Constantius II 337-361 CE AE 2 Soldier spearing downed horseman
     
    Alegandron, Dec 16, 2016
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  7. randygeki

    randygeki Coin Collector

    At work so I'm On my phone but the pic looks good, better than mine.
     
    randygeki, Dec 16, 2016
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  8. randygeki

    randygeki Coin Collector

    Definitely a better pic than mine :)

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    randygeki, Dec 16, 2016
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  9. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    Lots of eye-appeal! A fine acquisition.
     
    Roman Collector, Dec 16, 2016
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  10. chrsmat71

    chrsmat71 I LIKE TURTLES!

    i thought that looked familiar!!

    that's a pretty sweet FH!
     
    chrsmat71, Dec 17, 2016
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  11. maridvnvm

    maridvnvm Well-Known Member

    Here are mine for Delta. Not quite sure why I have two. The reverse of the first combined with the obverse of the second wouldprobably make a better coin.

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    And a Gamma

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  12. randygeki

    randygeki Coin Collector

    What a cool coin!!
     
    randygeki, Dec 18, 2016
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  13. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    Sweet => that's a nice pickup, Mat ... congrats

    Sadly, I don't have any FH examples of this Constantius-II fella

    ... ummm, but I do have this campgate

    constantius II rocks.jpg
     
    stevex6, Dec 18, 2016
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