Ancient Detective Work

Heres the overstrike I posted a little while back. I've stopped cleaning it, I've 2x2 it and stashed it away.

The surviving original legend is not readable but a small section survives. The original coin was basically uncirculated when it was overstruck and the coin did not circulate much after the overstrike. (a note: the original revers legend survives minorly but it is completely unreadable)

I think the old sectionr reads 'ANT' which would mean one of the constantines but I'm not so sure. The overstruck reverse was victory or pax - either advancing left or they're holding a conucopia. Well, who knows. Its mostly gone - but id put my money on advancing left with palm.

This coin was overstruck with a fel temp fallen horseman which is well engraved and finely styled - the legend, on the otherhand, is a bit garbled. Hand engraved quite deeply and it seems that its been copied from an official issue - the T is in lower case though and the F is missing entirely.


So, why would a botched fel temp be overstruck on an official issue? That defeats the point. Any ideas anyone?

Heres pictures - first two are oriented for the original coin, second set is the overstruck design. Funnest bit is that it was flipped before restriking.

Original Obverse:


Surving Original Legend:


Original Reverse:


Overstrike Obverse:


Overstrike Reverse: