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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hotwheelsearl, post: 5341066, member: 75143&quot;]One of my more favorite reverse types is the Fel Temp Reparatio Galley most commonly used by Constans. These coins are usually the larger AE2 size, but can range as small as 17mm to as large as 25+. Dougsmit&#039;s page on Fel Temps suggests that some mints used the same reverse type for both the smallest and largest denominations (centenionalis?) of those coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coins appear to commemorate the historic crossing of Constans over the channel to Britain in 342AD. Apparently this was a big enough deal to be put on coins all across the empire, so Constans must have been pretty proud of it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have three of the large AE2 sized Constans coins from three different mints! It&#039;s neat to observe the stylistic differences in these three coins that should have been nominally the same value.</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Aquileia, 22mm</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1226100[/ATTACH] </p><p>This coin has a large A to left of the portrait, and the reverse also has an A in the left field meaning...something...</p><p>The emperor on the galley holds a small Victory on the reverse, with Chi-Rho labarum. The victory on the galley itself is rather large and would probably be the same height as the emperor if she stood up, and both figures are quite realistic.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Arles (barbaric imitation), 24mm</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1226104[/ATTACH]</p><p>At first I thought that this was an official issue of the Arles mint, which tended to have oddly-shaped heads. However, the overall consensus on this one is that it is a barbaric imitation, albeit a very finely done one.</p><p>The emperor on the galley is <i>huge</i> with a puffed-out Superman chest. The victory is rather fragile in comparison, and the galley is so small you can barely see it. Emperor also holds a victory on this one. Breasts are not as visible on this victory, but those dreadlocks are <i>fire</i>. </p><p><br /></p><p>3. Cyzicus, 24mm</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1226106[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This emperor is also a tall, lanky and rather large guy compared to the petite victory behind him, and both have pencil necks. Unlike the other two, this has no &quot;A&quot; in left field but has the addition of a star in the right reverse. Also unlike the other two, he holds a phoenix with a halo around its head, which looks very similar to certain smaller Fel Temp issues such as the phoenix one below, an AE4 of Constantius. The fact that the phoenix looks just like another Fel Temp issue cannot have been a coincidence.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1226105[/ATTACH]</p><p>Another curious thing I noticed is that this lanky emperor on the reverse bears a striking resemblance to the hoaxed Etruscan &quot;Old Warrior.&quot; This is definitely a coincidence.</p><p><img src="https://www.joslinhall.com/graphics/Etruscan-3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> b</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>4: Siscia</p><p>I no longer own this one, but I had a 18mm AE3 which represents the smallest version of the Galley.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1226101[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Please show off your favorite Galleys![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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