Two more Falling Horsemen

Everyone is so interested in falling horsemen types lately, I looked through my collection. To my surprise, I only have one left! Although my collection of imitations is mainly focused on the Claudian and Gallic episodes, I purchased this one because of the method of manufacture. It is much more common for these to be struck.


Cast Imitation of Constantius II
Fallen horseman type
355-361 AD
DN CONZTAN-TIVZ PF AVC
pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust r.
FII THMI I-IDATIA, H in l. field
soldier spearing fallen horseman

 

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no, it was te first example I found on google

Thats pretty cool!

 

I think the Letter (H) has a reference to Alexander and the (A) possibly Athena ?

 

Rembrandt was trying to portray things realistically for the most part. Monet and Picasso came along after photography was getting good at reality portrayal. I think that meant they began to look at art differently than he did.

You're suggesting that something similar happened as non-Romans copied Roman coins. That's very interesting. Perhaps in-artfulness in imitation eventually became the artfulness of non-imitation. Fascinating. Of course the ancient Celts are known for fantastic imagery in things other than just coins.

Still, looking at the sandy coin, the obverse seems a much more successful attempt at realism. So maybe the reverse is the work of a newbie.

 

This is a Constantius II "Fallen Horseman" (AE4) I picked up last night:

 

I was watching that one but for some reason did not bid. It was worth more than you paid (about three times more?).

 

Nice surprise! I was taken with the detail on the reverse more than anything.

 

Nice, ..... seems like it would require a fair amount of studying to get anywhere with these coins. Lovely though.

 

This coin has the M in the reverse field marking it as one of the last Falling Horseman series. On average, they are about as small and scrappy as you get. This one is not. It has reasonably good legends and a strong mintmark. The flan is small but well centered. The style is bold, the surfaces are smooth and the strike is even. It is one of the best M series FH coins I have seen. Most people prefer the larger AE2 versions but these little ones are much harder to find really nice.