As a fan of everything 348-353AD, the FEL TEMP galley is a big chunk of what I follow on a regular basis. Here are some interesting galleys for today, I'm interested in seeing yours also CONSTANS AE2 25mm 5.26g silvered Centenionalis/Maiorina (aVF) AV: DN CONSTA - NS PF AVG; pearl diademed, draped cuirassed bust r. holding globe in r. hand. REV: FEL TEMP - REPARATIO; standing facing left on galley, holding Victory in his right hand and labarum in his left, Victory at helm; EXE: TSgamma / * (?) Thessalonika mint. REF: either RIC VIII Thessalonika 113var. unlisted officina, or, with the interesting spacing, the "star" might actually not be part of the mintmark but rather of the design (the rudder of the galley), making this an unknown and unrecorded issue of the second group first series, belonging between Thessalonika 112 and 113, or after 113. 348-350AD. Very rare either way. MAGNENTIUS AE2 22mm 5.20g Centenionalis/Maiorina (VF) AV: IM CAE MAGNENTIVS AVG. Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Magnentius facing right; behind bust, A. behind bust REV: FEL TEMP REPARATIO. Magnentius standing facing left on galley, holding Victory in his right hand and labarum in his left, Victory at helm; in left field, A; EXE: TRP Trier mint. REF: RIC VIII Trier 260, rated C (but actually rare), Bastien 11 (12 specs. recorded) 350 - 351AD. A rare type for Magnentius, issued only at Trier at the beginning of his reign. A similar coin with a somewhat better reverse on Coin Archives. CONSTANTIUS GALLUS as CAESAR AE2 22mm 5.04g Centenionalis/Maiorina (VF) AV: DN CONSTANTI-VS NOB CAES; bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust right. REV: FEL TEMP-REPARATIO, emperor on galley, holding Phoenix and labarum. gamma | * in fields. EXE: * TSE· Thessalonika mint REF: RIC VIII Thessalonica 175, rated - S (but actually a rare type for Gallus) 351AD. This is a rare FTR galley/emperor issue, one of the last issues with this iconography paired with a junior ruler. One of the rarer FTR galley/emperor types, along with Magnentius's.
Very attractive scarce types with great eye-appeal!!! Due to my many other areas of interest, I lack an example of the F. T. Galley examples...but I believe Doug and JA, among many others, have quite a few....
Constans AE Centenionalis, 348-350 AD, 2.8g, 18mm OBV: D N CONSTANS P F AVG, Draped and cuirassed bust right. REV: FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Constans standing left on galley, holding phoenix and labarum, piloted by Victory. TESB in ex. REF: RIC VIII Thessalonica 120
Constans AE3, 337-350 AD, Aquileia mint, 2.5g, 18mm OBV: CONSTA-NS PF AVG, Pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right. REV: FEL TEMP-REPARATIO, Emperor in military dress standing on galley moving left, holding wreath-bearing Victory on globe, and standard with chi-rho on banner. Victory sitting at the stern, steering the ship. Mintmark: AQP. REF: RIC VIII Aquileia 91.
It can be noted that in the case of Constans, the scene on the reverse is theorized to depict the emperor's crossing of the English Channel in early AD 343. Only a military emergency would have justified a dangerous crossing during the winter months. Constans possibly had to repel an invasion of Picts and Scots. As for Magnentius, he likely adopted a design that had become generic by AD 350. The rarity of these coins suggests that once Magnentius gained power, the mints were ordered to continue the same types, albeit briefly, with the usurper's bust and legends, until new types were mandated.
Mine is not brilliant Constantius II Coin: Bronze Centionalis D N CONSTAN_TIVS P F AVG - Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right FEL TEMP-REPARATIO - Emperor in military dress standing facing, head left, phoenix on globe in right hand, labarum inscribed with Chi-Rho on banner in left hand, all within galley piloted by Victory Exergue:TES Epsilon Mint: Thessalonica (348-350 AD) Wt./Size/Axis: 2.13g / 19mm / - References: RIC VIII 107
CONSTANTIUS II AE3 OBVERSE: DN CONSTAN-TIVS PF AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right REVERSE: FEL TEMP REPARATIO, emperor standing left on prow of ship piloted by Victory, holding globe with phoenix. BSIS SYM2 in ex. Struck at Siscia 348-350 AD 2.20g, 18 mm RIC VIII 205 CONSTANTIUS II AE3 OBVERSE: DN CONSTANTIVS PF AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right REVERSE: FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Emperor holding labarum and phoenix, standing on galley piloted by Victory. TESA in ex. Struck at Thessalonica 348-351 AD 2.7g, 20mm RIC VIII 119 CONSTANS AE3 OBVERSE: D N CONSTANS P F AVG - Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right REVERSE: FEL TEMP REPARATIO Exe: SIS• - Constans standing left on galley, holding Phoenix on globe and labarum; Victory seated to right, steering Struck at Siscia 348-50 AD 1.6g, 17mm RIC 198 (VIII, Siscia), LRBC 1140
sorry for the bad pics..but this one of constans has an unusual color... an uncleaned lot coin. i baked this to dryit, went into the over green...came out like this... the top pics are after the loose blue stuff was brushed off.
I like my Constantius II from Lugdunum because of extra detail on the boat above the waterline. The Magnentius are special only because they are Magnentius (Trier).
I was hopping I'd see more of the Constantius/Constans busts holding globe paired with the galley reverse. I've only seen one other that I lost over a bidding frenzy. They seem to be even scarcer than Magnentius.
