KC099 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantine II from Rome) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Not after (date)

340

Not before (date)

337

Logical part of

Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

RIC VIII Constantine II 4, p. 249

Preservation comment

Wear P/G. Deep, severe pitting and fissuring; edges snapped and slightly nicked; sparse green bronze disease in cracks.

Published as

Weir2022, p. 1132, no. 818, fig. 23.9

Axis (1-12)

6

Has denomination

Reduced-Follis

Numismatic Authority

Constantine II (Caesar, 317-337; Augustus, 337-340)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

13.0

Numismatic Mint

Rome

Numismatic Weight (g)

1.45

Obverse Description

Diademed bust to right (traces)

Reverse Description

Emperor standing to left, head turned back to right, holding spear in right hand and grounded shield in left; within wreath(?) border

Reverse Inscription

[VIRTVS AVGVSTI] (traces)

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Photograph

Photograph