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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Codera, post: 24813003, member: 70631&quot;]Last coin before I turn 30 on Thanksgiving! I&#039;ve always wanted to get one of Constantius II&#039;s Fallen Horseman coins. I know these coins are very common (as are many other Late Roman coins) but I&#039;m still amazed that I got a coin as striking as this for less than $50, encrustation aside. Even though the obverse is technically no longer &quot;realistic&quot; like the Roman portraits of old, the emperor after having changed from &quot;princeps&quot; to &quot;dominus&quot; still looks very elegant and refined, at least in the example I have here. The post-Constantine, pre-Theodosius imperial portraits are still tastefully done in my opinion even if they&#039;re not individualized anymore as they were before the Third Century Crisis. The reverse is also incredibly dynamic and is among my favorites on any Roman coin. I&#039;m happy to have it!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1588188[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Constantius II.</b> 337-361 AD. Æ-2 (22mm, 5.60g). Struck 350-355 AD. <b>DN CONSTAN</b>-<b>TIVS PF AVG, </b>Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / <b>FEL TEMP RE</b>-<b>PARATIO, </b>Soldier standing left, holding shield and spearing fallen horseman; shield on ground to right; <b>Γ</b> // <b>AN</b> (<b> <b>Γ</b>I</b>) ?. (mint of Antioch). RIC VIII, pg523, #132. Brown patina. Encrustations on Obverse and reverse. - otherwise Good VF+. VERY SHARPLY STRUCK ![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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