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<p>[QUOTE="The Meat man, post: 24841830, member: 135271"]My example - ex Frank S. Robinson:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1591360[/ATTACH] </p><p style="text-align: center"><i>CONSTANTIUS II, AD 337-361</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>AE Centenionalis (23.98mm, 4.79g, 11h)</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Struck AD 351-2. Syria, Antioch mint</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Obverse: D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Constantius II right</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Reverse: FEL TEMP RE-PARATIO, soldier rushing left, holding shield on left arm and spearing fallen horseman whose mount has stumbled beneath him, shield on ground to right; ANZ in exergue</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>References: OCRE VIII 135, RCV 18171</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>A fine portrait, coupled with a wonderfully artistic reverse scene engraved in great detail. Sear notes that the bearded and diademed horseman on these types from Antioch "almost certainly represents the Sasanid king."</i></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="The Meat man, post: 24841830, member: 135271"]My example - ex Frank S. Robinson: [ATTACH=full]1591360[/ATTACH] [CENTER][I]CONSTANTIUS II, AD 337-361 AE Centenionalis (23.98mm, 4.79g, 11h) Struck AD 351-2. Syria, Antioch mint Obverse: D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Constantius II right Reverse: FEL TEMP RE-PARATIO, soldier rushing left, holding shield on left arm and spearing fallen horseman whose mount has stumbled beneath him, shield on ground to right; ANZ in exergue References: OCRE VIII 135, RCV 18171 A fine portrait, coupled with a wonderfully artistic reverse scene engraved in great detail. Sear notes that the bearded and diademed horseman on these types from Antioch "almost certainly represents the Sasanid king."[/I][/CENTER][/QUOTE]
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