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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;seth77, post: 4891304, member: 56653&quot;]Two FEL TEMP issues, both unlisted in RIC:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1180447[/ATTACH]</p><p><i>Constans</i></p><p><i>AE25mm 5.60g billon bronze maiorina, minted at Rome, cca. 348-349.</i></p><p><i>DN CONSTAN - NS PF AVG; laurel and rosette-diademed draped cuirassed bust r.</i></p><p><i>FEL TEMP - REPARATIO; Emperor in military dress standing left on galley, holding Phoenix on globe and labarum, in the stern sits Victory steering the ship; ϵ in left field.</i></p><p><i>RP in exergue</i></p><p><i>cf RIC VIII Rome 130, R2.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Notes:</b> A rare specimen, unlisted for officina from a scarce issue for Constans at Rome. Officina P seems to be missing from Nummus Bible also. Interesting patina, possibly from the Levant area, marking the circulation of Western-minted coinage across the Eastern part of the Empire as a result of the common type adopted by all mints.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And just the Phoenix on globe, as held by Constans, but this time by the Eastern brother:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1180448[/ATTACH]</p><p><i>Constantius II</i></p><p><i>AE18mm 2.86g, half centenionalis(?), minted at Cyzicus, cca. 348.</i></p><p><i>&nbsp; DN CONSTAN - TIVS PF AVG; pearl-diademed draped cuirassed bust r.</i></p><p><i>&nbsp;FEL TEMP - REPARATIO; Phoenix on globe to right, with nimbate head</i></p><p><i>SMKB in exergue</i></p><p><i>cf. RIC VIII Cyzicus 88, R</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Notes:</b> This is probably the first series of this small denomination in the FEL TEMP coinage at Cyzicus and Constantius II is not attested in this emission, although another specimen is known, with officina A, listed by Nummus Bible <a href="https://www.nummus-bible-database.com/monnaie-77460.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nummus-bible-database.com/monnaie-77460.htm" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Being an early issue of this type, it was probably smaller than the later (main) one marked with * in right field.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Detail from the maiorna with the emperor holding Phoenix on globe:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1180450[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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