Co 246 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius II from Antioch) [permalink] [show fewer links]

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