Although they come in several varieties, the two most likely to be found are the “soldier spearing horseman” and “soldier dragging barbarian from hut under a tree” types. These were made roughly from 348 to 361 A.D. Identification usually involves deciphering the legend but they will all date from the mid-300’s. Most common among the “Fel Temps” are the ones issued bearing the portraits of Constantius II, Constans and Constantius Gallus.The legend always reads from left to right and will be of format DN (emperor name) PF AVG. There are no spaces between any of the letters but the legend itself is often broken on either side of the emperor’s head. When the legend on the obverse is worn or otherwise unreadable attribution is often possible if the mintmark on the lower reverse can be identified as each emperor is known to have had coins minted for him only in certain mints which helps narrow down the search.
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