Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
Co 246 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius II from Antioch)
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Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
348
Not before (date)
347
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC VIII, Antioch 118, p. 521
Preservation comment
Wear: aEF. Marginal chip with deep crack and large flakes from obverse lower right and on reverse; very rare scratching.
Published as
KenchreaiIII
, p. 39, no. 385 (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12)
12
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Authority
Constantius II (Caesar, 324-337; Augustus, 337-361)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
15.0
Numismatic Mint
Antioch on the Orontes
Numismatic Weight (g)
1.07
Obverse Description
Pearl-diademed head of emperor to right; within thin dotted border
Obverse Inscription
D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG
Reverse Description
Inscription in four lines within wreath adorned with jewel above and tied below with coiled cord and trailing ribbons; within dotted border
Reverse Inscription
VOT | XX | MVLT | XXX; in exergue, ANTΒ
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 246 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius II from Antioch).” In
Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0246>