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<p>[QUOTE="seth77, post: 2232720, member: 56653"]As a fan of everything 348-353AD, the FEL TEMP galley is a big chunk of what I follow on a regular basis.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some interesting galleys for today, I'm interested in seeing yours also <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]439193[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5"><b>CONSTANS AE2 25mm 5.26g silvered Centenionalis/Maiorina (aVF) </b></font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p>AV: DN CONSTA - NS PF AVG; pearl diademed, draped cuirassed bust r. holding globe in r. hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>REV: FEL TEMP - REPARATIO; standing facing left on galley, holding Victory in his right hand and labarum in his left, Victory at helm;</p><p><br /></p><p>EXE: TSgamma / * (?) Thessalonika mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>REF: either <b>RIC VIII Thessalonika 113var. unlisted officina,</b> 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 <b>between Thessalonika 112 and 113, or after 113. 348-350AD. </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Very rare either way.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]439194[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5"><b>MAGNENTIUS AE2 22mm 5.20g Centenionalis/Maiorina (VF)</b></font></p><p><br /></p><p>AV: IM CAE MAGNENTIVS AVG. Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Magnentius facing right; behind bust, A. behind bust</p><p><br /></p><p>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;</p><p><br /></p><p>EXE: TRP Trier mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>REF: RIC VIII Trier 260, rated C <b>(but actually rare), Bastien 11 (12 specs. recorded) 350 - 351AD. </b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>A rare type for Magnentius,</b> issued only at Trier at the beginning of his reign. A similar coin with a somewhat better reverse on <a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=632987&AucID=1152&Lot=538&Val=742e77af1d2aef1abadaffeda02f8b11" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=632987&AucID=1152&Lot=538&Val=742e77af1d2aef1abadaffeda02f8b11" rel="nofollow">Coin Archives.</a></p><p><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=632987&AucID=1152&Lot=538&Val=742e77af1d2aef1abadaffeda02f8b11" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=632987&AucID=1152&Lot=538&Val=742e77af1d2aef1abadaffeda02f8b11" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=632987&AucID=1152&Lot=538&Val=742e77af1d2aef1abadaffeda02f8b11" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=632987&AucID=1152&Lot=538&Val=742e77af1d2aef1abadaffeda02f8b11" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=632987&AucID=1152&Lot=538&Val=742e77af1d2aef1abadaffeda02f8b11" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=632987&AucID=1152&Lot=538&Val=742e77af1d2aef1abadaffeda02f8b11" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=632987&AucID=1152&Lot=538&Val=742e77af1d2aef1abadaffeda02f8b11" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=632987&AucID=1152&Lot=538&Val=742e77af1d2aef1abadaffeda02f8b11" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=632987&AucID=1152&Lot=538&Val=742e77af1d2aef1abadaffeda02f8b11" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=632987&AucID=1152&Lot=538&Val=742e77af1d2aef1abadaffeda02f8b11" rel="nofollow">[ATTACH=full]439195[/ATTACH] </a></p><p><font size="5"><b>CONSTANTIUS GALLUS as CAESAR AE2 22mm 5.04g Centenionalis/Maiorina (VF)</b></font></p><p><br /></p><p>AV: DN CONSTANTI-VS NOB CAES; bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust right.</p><p><br /></p><p>REV: FEL TEMP-REPARATIO, emperor on galley, holding Phoenix and labarum. gamma | * in fields.</p><p><br /></p><p>EXE: * TSE· Thessalonika mint</p><p><br /></p><p>REF: RIC VIII Thessalonica 175, rated - S (but actually a rare type for Gallus) 351AD.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is <b>a rare FTR galley/emperor issue,</b> one of the last issues with this iconography paired with a junior ruler. <b>One of the rarer FTR galley/emperor types, along with Magnentius's.</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="seth77, post: 2232720, member: 56653"]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 :) [ATTACH=full]439193[/ATTACH] [SIZE=5][B]CONSTANS AE2 25mm 5.26g silvered Centenionalis/Maiorina (aVF) [/B] [B][/B][/SIZE] 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 [B]RIC VIII Thessalonika 113var. unlisted officina,[/B] 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 [B]between Thessalonika 112 and 113, or after 113. 348-350AD. Very rare either way. [ATTACH=full]439194[/ATTACH] [/B] [SIZE=5][B]MAGNENTIUS AE2 22mm 5.20g Centenionalis/Maiorina (VF)[/B][/SIZE] 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 [B](but actually rare), Bastien 11 (12 specs. recorded) 350 - 351AD. [/B] [B]A rare type for Magnentius,[/B] issued only at Trier at the beginning of his reign. A similar coin with a somewhat better reverse on [URL='http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=632987&AucID=1152&Lot=538&Val=742e77af1d2aef1abadaffeda02f8b11']Coin Archives. [ATTACH=full]439195[/ATTACH] [/URL] [SIZE=5][B]CONSTANTIUS GALLUS as CAESAR AE2 22mm 5.04g Centenionalis/Maiorina (VF)[/B][/SIZE] 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 [B]a rare FTR galley/emperor issue,[/B] one of the last issues with this iconography paired with a junior ruler. [B]One of the rarer FTR galley/emperor types, along with Magnentius's.[/B][/QUOTE]
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