I was going to start a new
thread then remembered that this
thread existed. I have managed to get hold of a couple of examples relevant to this
thread.
Constans -
AE3 Obv:- DN CONSTA-NS PF
AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and
cuirassed bust right,
Rev:-
FEL TEMP-REPARATIO,
Nimbate Phoenix standing right on ile of
rocksMinted in
Siscia; (_ Sym2 //BSIS), A.D. 348-350
Reference:–
RIC VIII Siscia 247 (C)
0 degrees. 2.59 gms. 19.28 mm
I suspect that the
silvering is not ancient
Constans -
AE3 Obv:- DN CONSTA-NS PF
AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and
cuirassed bust right,
Rev:-
FEL TEMP-REPARATIO, emperor in
military dress standing left on galley, holding
Phoenix on globe and
labarum,
Victory sitting at the stern, steering the ship
Minted in
Siscia; (Sym4 _ //DSIS), A.D. 348-350
Reference:–
RIC VIII Siscia 248
corr. (err. in
RIC right
field instead of left
field) (C2)
0 degrees. 2.65 gms. 18.67 mm
A blemish on the neck and cheek that I can forgive.
Martin