My club purchase from last Wednesday night. This coin has it all size, color, details.. Constantius ll 337-361 AD. As, Augustus. Ae, Obv. Bust right, holding globe. Rev. Soldier rushing left, shield on left arm and spearing fallen horseman. 23mm x 5.54g. Mint T S A and star..Thessionica Lots of Silvering.great details..
Very nice! It looks to me like the horseman is still on the horse, making it Type 4. I only have Type 3 coins. I have to go look this up now - I'm wondering if any of the smaller AE3 types have bust-with-globe obverses, or if they're only found on the AE2's.
That is a cracking coin. I have bought a few just recently, there is good detail on the fallen horseman's armor. I will try and get rid of some of the green stuff before I post.
Terrific coin---the centering and details are wonderful!! A dead horseman still straddling his dead horse----Fantastic!
Wow Eng => that's a super sweet FH-addition (yummy, yummy) ... I only have one example (and here it is, again!!)
Hey, West Coast => I didn't notice on first-glance that the dude was holding a globe in his paws!! (its cool-factor just increased ten-fold!!)
Thank you Folks, when i saw this coin i new i had to have it, i bought 4 ancients, he had a Alex Tet with this much detail, still had sand on it, i'll have to make two payments on it. maybe next month..
I think that's so cool too....and comparing it to Steve's terrific coin, the arm holding the globe appears disproportionate to the rest of the portrait---almost like inclusion was an afterthought or was added sometime much later...or it it just me???
It was just the style. You see a lot of those T-Rex arms on LRB's, holding various objects. If you're happy and you know it, clap your...oh, uh...never mind.
It is a great coin certainly much nicer than mine! To me, this is an FH4 because the rider is not touching the ground and the horse still has its head tucked under rather than stretched out to the left (which would make it an FH1). Below is an FH1 for comparison. Notice the hand on the ground. The problem is there are coins where the horse is tucked under but the rider has made ground contact. I still consider my Constans below an FH4 but there are some who might upgrade it to FH1. Remember these FH separations are completely arbitrary and made by coin students in the last 200 years. The die cutters did not know they would someday be expected to follow set patterns. Is the difference artificial? You bet! The distinction is easier for most FH4 coins when the horse is still higher up and the rider is clearly aboard.