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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orange Julius, post: 8495619, member: 77226&quot;]Happy Saturday all. I recently purchased a nice for the type and rare variation of the FEL TEMP REPARATIO coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>According to Victor Failmezger’s book <i>Roman Bronze Coins From Paganism to Christianity</i>, “This is an unusual type of FEL TEMP REPARATIO struck (only) at Thessalonica after the mint was taken over by Constantius II from Vetranio in preparation for the war against Magnentius.” Anyway, a rarer type that I was happy to add to my collection.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1503311[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Constantius II</b></p><p>Billon heavy maiorina</p><p>Obverse: D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, from the front</p><p>Reverse: FEL TEMP REPARATIO (happy times restored), emperor in military dress standing facing, head left, Victory on globe in his right hand crowning him with wreath, labarum (Christogram standard) in left hand, with right foot spurns captive seated on left, hands bound behind back, wearing Parthian cap, looking back and up at Constantius, Γ left, * right, *TS∆* in exergue.</p><p>4th officina, Thessalonica mint</p><p>Dec 351 - 352 A.D.;</p><p>RIC VIII Thessalonica 172, LRBC II 1671, Voetter 32, SRCV V 18198, Cohen VII 38[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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