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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtis, post: 6448430, member: 26430&quot;]Thank you for that. It&#039;s my first time really looking into this type (i.e., GLORIA ROMANORVM; Emperor on horseback). I just checked RIC VIII and I see what you&#039;ve described (I copied the Second Group part, RIC 195-200 at the end for anyone interested, though it&#039;s the earlier paragraphs from p. 239-240 that really got my attention).</p><p><br /></p><p>Reading the paragraphs at the start of the Rome section, Kent (p. 239-240, copied below, underlined in red) pointed out something important that I hadn&#039;t fully registered when looking at [USER=82549]@gsimonel[/USER] &#039;s example (RIC 197, I think), above, and others online: The ones in the name of Constantius all have pointed caps/helmets (in the tradition of 3rd-4th century coins, suggesting an &quot;Eastern&quot; or Persian enemy, <a href="https://conservatoricoins.com/selections-from-the-bce-collection/conservatori-claudius-ii-gothicus-antoninianus-captives/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://conservatoricoins.com/selections-from-the-bce-collection/conservatori-claudius-ii-gothicus-antoninianus-captives/" rel="nofollow">although Goths were occasionally portrayed with pointed caps</a>), while the coins of Magnentius are all bareheaded enemies.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1256501[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>On this point, I&#039;m reminded of [USER=109731]@otlichnik[/USER] &#039;s article (2019, &quot;Back in the Saddle Again...&quot;, linked earlier), and others&#039;, such as Failmezger&#039;s, regarding the different helmets and hairstyles of the FEL TEMP Fallen Horsemen. Perhaps Magnentius&#039; bareheaded enemies are Germanic (as I seem to recall Caza &amp; Failmezger identified the bareheaded fallen horsemen on the FTR series).</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s always one of the most fascinating details to me about &quot;barbarians, captives, and enemies&quot; on Roman Imperial coins: Little cultural details like armor often suggest the identity of the tribal/ethnic group being depicted.</p><p><br /></p><p>For me, that revives my curiosity about [USER=82549]@gsimonel[/USER] &#039;s point. Were they bareheaded because Magnentius&#039; coins were depicting Germanic tribes, or perhaps even meant to suggest the mercenaries of Constantius II? (I thought I recalled both sides using &quot;barbarian&quot; mercenaries heavily, Franks on the side Magnentius, Goths / Germanic on the side of Constantius, but I don&#039;t know much about the details.) Of course, one would need other kinds of evidence, so it&#039;s just speculation. But, to paraphrase Kent, the difference does seem &quot;remarkable&quot; and quite worth taking note of.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Below, just a section of RIC VIII, p. 265, identifying a few GLORIA ROMANORVM AE2s from Rome mint, including mine (195-6; and [USER=82549]@gsimonel[/USER] &#039;s Magnentius, RIC 197). &quot;Cs1&quot; is Constantius II&#039;s obverse; &quot;M1&quot; for Magnentius; &quot;N2&quot; Nepotian.)</p><p>[ATTACH]1256502[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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