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Doucet Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 09/27/2012 9:46 pm This coin was the cheapest of the new bunch I got but I thought it was interesting. It's small and kinda rough. With the D in the left field it must be from Arles [ ]CON Constantius II but I don't which one or what type it is, maybe reaching. Just enough legend and mint mark missing to make it hard to attribute. It makes an interesting contrast to the one below. 15-18mm, 2.6g This one I really like. I think it is Constantius II as well from Alexandria, ALEA. It could be RIC 44. I'm hardly ever sure about Roman coins. Any confirmation would be appreciated. It looks to be a clutching type but with the horses head out forward rather than turning under. 22mm, 5.4g Report this Post to the Staff

stevex6 Pillar of the Community 3352 Posts	Posted 09/27/2012 10:02 pm Both nice coins => the second one is gorgeous (love the colour => great eye-appeal) Report this Post to the Staff
dougsmit Pillar of the Community United States 1549 Posts	Posted 09/27/2012 10:04 pm The Arles is a very ordinary RIC 215 page 219 with a very short arm but still FH3. The Alexandria is a nice one that I wish I had found. It is an early, full weight FH4 (RIC 44) which is much less common at this mint. Recently I posted three of the more common Alexandria FH3's from three officinae. Report this Post to the Staff
bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 09/27/2012 10:28 pm The detail on the second is very nice indeed - I've never been that interested in this series as many of them seem to have been poorly and most of these details lost. If only they all looked like your RIC 44. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 09/28/2012 09:38 am Very nice detail and patina on the Alexandria coins. Nice find. Report this Post to the Staff
Doucet Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 09/28/2012 10:29 am Thank you all for your responses and the confirmations. I'll be posting a few more coins from Alexandria when I get time. Regards Report this Post to the Staff
Gil-galad Pillar of the Community United States 2044 Posts	Posted 09/28/2012 11:21 am Very nice coins. Report this Post to the Staff
Masis Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 946 Posts	Posted 09/28/2012 1:16 pm I like the second example. The "reaching back" type, where the soldier is in the act of attack, the "clutching" type sees the horseman "Doner Kebabed". That one comes from the Alexandria mint, I reckon the "Fel Temps" from that mint and from Antioch depict Persian Savaran cavalry. Report this Post to the Staff
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