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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtis, post: 6447285, member: 26430&quot;]The emperors are mostly similar, except in regards their bust type and size of the coins. Julian II was late to the game, so all of his examples are small, AE3 types (but can still be nice).</p><p><br /></p><p>As [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] indicated above, the mints are what make the most difference. Each one had its own look.</p><p><br /></p><p>For a &quot;starter fallen horseman&quot;, personally, I would recommend a nice but common large AE2 (~25mm, 5.0g+) Constantius II (edited: typo!) from Antioch or Constantinople. They have good artistry (in the &quot;realism&quot; sense) and can be very attractive for an affordable price (less so than in decades past).</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some of my Antioch examples, two from Constantius II, one from C Gallus. The first is on the medium-high end of the market (still not outrageously expensive), but a coin like the second one (<a href="https://conservatoricoins.com/?gmedia=constantius-fh-ane-peus-png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://conservatoricoins.com/?gmedia=constantius-fh-ane-peus-png" rel="nofollow">my writeup on it here</a>) is quite affordable even to someone only casually interested:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1256291[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1256289[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantius Gallus can be pricier in the high end, the main difference for the same mints tends to be that he&#039;s always bare-headed. But with patience and research you can find an affordable one like this (this one even came with an interesting <a href="https://conservatoricoins.com/?gmedia=const-gallus-fh-antioch-peus_1-png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://conservatoricoins.com/?gmedia=const-gallus-fh-antioch-peus_1-png" rel="nofollow">pedigree to Frank Taylor, 1982, Brisbane</a>):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1256288[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I personally fancy the Constans issues, especially holding the globe from Thessalonica (as above); you can also find Constantius II holding a globe. If Magnentius is a holy grail, Decentius is the ark. Knowing your tastes, [USER=118358]@The Trachy Enjoyer[/USER], you might like one of the fascinating barbarous imitations out there.</p><p><br /></p><p>Be careful, though. Once you start, there&#039;s no stopping![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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