I am still adding to my hoard of varied FEL TEMP coins. These are my most recent additions.... Nothing really special just adding stuff that grabs my attention as I find the. Falling horseman Constantius II - AE3 Obv:– D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, Pearl diademed, laureate draped and cuirassed bust right Rev:– FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Soldier spearing falling enemy horseman, , soldier wears Phrygian helmet, reaching towards horseman Minted in Heraclea (//SMHA). Reference:– RIC VIII Heraclea 90 Constantius Gallus - AE3 Obv:– DN CONSTANTI-VS NOB CAES, Bare, bust draped and cuirassed right Rev:– FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Soldier spearing fallen horseman, who is bare headed, reaching back towards the emperor (horseman wears Phrygian helmet) Minted in Alexandria (//ALED), Reference:– RIC VIII Alexandria 81 Emperor with captives Constantius II - AE2 Obv:– D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, Pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust left, holding globe Rev:– FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Emperor bare headed & in military dress standing, holding standard with cross on banner in his right hand, resting left hand on shield, two bound captives in Phrygian helmets kneeling, facing each other before him Minted in Antioch (* | _ /ANE). A.D. 348 to A.D. 350 Reference:- RIC VIII Antioch 127 (S) I found the reverse very attractive. Ex Kunker 288, ex. Collection Dr. Rainer Pudill Galley Constans - AE2 Obv:- DN CONSTA-NS PF AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, Rev:– FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Emperor standing left on galley, holding phoenix on globe and labarum; Victory behind, steering galley Minted in Rome; (B | _ //RE), A.D. 348 - A.D. 350 Reference:– RIC VIII Rome 117 (R) These seem to be scarcer at Rome. The surface adhesions are a great shame and a distraction to what is otherwise a quite attractive coin with a very pleasing portrait.
We regularly make a oint that the trees shown on the hut type coins vary by the mint that produced them. While I have not done a study on the matter, it seems there should be an investigation into the ship styles. Bruck illustrated a couple ships but failed to fill out the set of what is to be expected from the others. This Rome mint ship seems to have oars coming out from below a row of shields. I have always been fond of the ship on the Lugdunum example below. The question is whether these styles are somewhat consistent (like the trees) and might be good for identifying coins without mintmarks. My Rome mint coin seems different but it is the Vicrory statue type instead of the Phoenix. I don't have enough coins to be significant in such a study.
Great additions Martin. I like the galley a lot, and the style on the rev. of your captives ftr is great. I know I could i.d. some from just the style, but not so much from devices on the coins.
