Posted 03/29/2015 7:03 pm
That is because is not a double strike coin...
Is a coin over striked on another previous coin of a different reverse type (and another initial value...).
Well, this coin was coined by Constantius II, son of Constantinus the great.
When his father died, he left his empire to be divided among the three sons (they killed very quickly a lot of relatives to avoid claims or problems).
the brothers began civil wars to be the only emperor, all these wars meant lots of money wasted, and money...
...money is scarce.
The solution was to debase the coinage, so the type "Fel Tem Reparatio" with the fallen horseman was reduced in his module to be like the coin that initially was his half (the type "Fel Temp raparatio" with a fenix or a soldier capturing a barbarian from his house).
The initial "fallen horseman" were of a greater module and had a small content of silver (about 3-5%), the new ones were smaller and with no silver at all.
They used great numbers of the previous sistem halves to be restruck into the new "fallen horseman" types...
That is the coin that you have in your hand.
Is a coin over striked on another previous coin of a different reverse type (and another initial value...).
Well, this coin was coined by Constantius II, son of Constantinus the great.
When his father died, he left his empire to be divided among the three sons (they killed very quickly a lot of relatives to avoid claims or problems).
the brothers began civil wars to be the only emperor, all these wars meant lots of money wasted, and money...
...money is scarce.
The solution was to debase the coinage, so the type "Fel Tem Reparatio" with the fallen horseman was reduced in his module to be like the coin that initially was his half (the type "Fel Temp raparatio" with a fenix or a soldier capturing a barbarian from his house).
The initial "fallen horseman" were of a greater module and had a small content of silver (about 3-5%), the new ones were smaller and with no silver at all.
They used great numbers of the previous sistem halves to be restruck into the new "fallen horseman" types...
That is the coin that you have in your hand.
! You can't go wrong with those Fallen Horsemen types. The fact that it is restruck makes it even better, congrats!
