- Co 500 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius II from Arles) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 355
- Not before (date)
- 354
- Comment
- Coin dated AD 354/5
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RIC VIII Arles 224, p. 219
- Preservation comment
- Wear: VF. Slight nicking and chipping; somewhat sparse, minute pitting and scratching.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 41, no. 418 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Constantius II, A.D. 351-361, Uncertain, AE3“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Has denomination
- AE3
- Numismatic Authority
- Constantius II (Caesar, 324-337; Augustus, 337-361)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 16.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Arles
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 1.96
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border
- Obverse Inscription
- D N CONS[TAN–TI]VS P F AVG
- Reverse Description
- Soldier lunging to left, carrying shield on left arm, spears beardless horseman falling and turning back to raise up left arm (somewhat schematic rendering)
- Reverse Inscription
- FEL TEMP – REPARATIO; to upper left, E (traces); in exergue, [P]CON
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 500 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius II from Arles).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0500>
