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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2162818, member: 19463&quot;]It is a great coin certainly much nicer than mine!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]416600[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>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).&nbsp; Below is an FH1 for comparison.&nbsp; Notice the hand on the ground. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]416602[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The problem is there are coins where the horse is tucked under but the rider has made ground contact.&nbsp; I still consider my Constans below an FH4 but there are some who might upgrade it to FH1.&nbsp; Remember these FH separations are completely arbitrary and made by coin students in the last 200 years.&nbsp; The die cutters did not know they would someday be expected to follow set patterns.&nbsp; Is the difference artificial?&nbsp; You bet!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]416601[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The distinction is easier for most FH4 coins when the horse is still higher up and the rider is clearly aboard.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]416603[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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