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Æ In the name of Constantius II, Horseman facing down, full reverse legend
| Issuer | Uncertain Germanic tribes |
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| Year | 351-425 |
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| Weight | 6.02 g |
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| Obverse description | Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Constantius II facing right, rendered in a barbarous imitative style with pronounced linear features characteristic of Germanic workshop production. The emperor's diadem is depicted with a beaded row, and the drapery over the cuirass is summarily rendered. A beaded border encircles the design. The legend, partially legible, runs around the bust in a debased Latin script reflecting the imitator's limited familiarity with the original Roman prototype. |
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| Reverse description | A Roman horseman, depicted in the FEL TEMP REPARATIO type, riding to the right and spearing a fallen enemy warrior below the horse. The fallen figure is shown beneath the horse in a supine or crouching position, reaching upward. A star and a palm branch or spear appear in the upper field. The execution is barbarous, with the figures rendered in a crude, angular style typical of Germanic imitations of Constantinian-era coinage. The exergue bears the mintmark SMNA, imitating the Nicomedia mint signature, within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse lettering | LTLNCST[...] SMNA (Translation: [Felicitas Temporum Reparatio] [Happy times are restored]) |
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