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<p>[QUOTE="maridvnvm, post: 5410685, member: 31620"]I did a quick head count and this brought my Constantius II FEL TEMP horsemen from Antioch to 27! I have yet to total up the number of FEL TEMPs across all the mints and all the types. I even have two more hut types winging their way to me at the moment.</p><p><br /></p><p>The style of the Antioch mints is the one that seems to have the greatest appeal and they seem to have employed skilled engravers.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a few examples that I have been lucky enough to obtain over the few years that I have been chasing these coins that to my eye illustrate all that is good about the output of that mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>The OP coin comes from the first issue from Antioch (identified by the * in the left field). These issues come with the two reverse types referred to as reaching and clutching with the OP coin being the reaching type. RIC gives these reaching and clutching types two separate entries.</p><p><br /></p><p>I thought that I would take the opportunity to share two coins from the next issue of Antioch (Gamma in left field) to demonstrate why I like these.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, Pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed, bust right</p><p>Rev:– FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Helmeted soldier to left, shield on left arm, spearing falling horseman; shield on ground at right. Horseman is bearded and falls forward reaching towards emperor (type FH3)</p><p>Minted in Antioch (Gamma | _ //ANS). A.D. 350-355</p><p>Reference:- RIC VIII, Antioch 132.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_170as_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:- DN CONSTAN - TIVS P F AVG, Pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:- FEL TEMP RE - PARATIO, Helmeted soldier to left, shield on left arm, spearing falling horseman; shield on ground at right. Horseman is bearded and falls forward clutching horse's neck (type FH4)</p><p>Minted in Antioch. (Gamma | _ //ANB). A.D. 350-355</p><p>Reference:- RIC VIII, Antioch 135</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_170ar_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Over the next few years the size of the flans decreased dramatically and thus the canvas for the engraver became smaller and quality drops off.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_170et_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_170di_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="maridvnvm, post: 5410685, member: 31620"]I did a quick head count and this brought my Constantius II FEL TEMP horsemen from Antioch to 27! I have yet to total up the number of FEL TEMPs across all the mints and all the types. I even have two more hut types winging their way to me at the moment. The style of the Antioch mints is the one that seems to have the greatest appeal and they seem to have employed skilled engravers. I have a few examples that I have been lucky enough to obtain over the few years that I have been chasing these coins that to my eye illustrate all that is good about the output of that mint. The OP coin comes from the first issue from Antioch (identified by the * in the left field). These issues come with the two reverse types referred to as reaching and clutching with the OP coin being the reaching type. RIC gives these reaching and clutching types two separate entries. I thought that I would take the opportunity to share two coins from the next issue of Antioch (Gamma in left field) to demonstrate why I like these. Obv:– D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, Pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed, bust right Rev:– FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Helmeted soldier to left, shield on left arm, spearing falling horseman; shield on ground at right. Horseman is bearded and falls forward reaching towards emperor (type FH3) Minted in Antioch (Gamma | _ //ANS). A.D. 350-355 Reference:- RIC VIII, Antioch 132. [IMG]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_170as_img.jpg[/IMG] Obv:- DN CONSTAN - TIVS P F AVG, Pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right Rev:- FEL TEMP RE - PARATIO, Helmeted soldier to left, shield on left arm, spearing falling horseman; shield on ground at right. Horseman is bearded and falls forward clutching horse's neck (type FH4) Minted in Antioch. (Gamma | _ //ANB). A.D. 350-355 Reference:- RIC VIII, Antioch 135 [IMG]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_170ar_img.jpg[/IMG] Over the next few years the size of the flans decreased dramatically and thus the canvas for the engraver became smaller and quality drops off. [IMG]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_170et_img.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_170di_img.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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