Co 556 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantine II Caesar from Constantinople) [permalink] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
335
Not before (date)
330
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC VII Constantinople 60/74, pp. 579, 581
Comparanda
LRBC I.1006/1011, p. 24
Preservation comment
Wear: F+. Extensively nicked edge; extensive, moderate pitting and sparse fissuring.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 38, no. 372 (R. Hohlfelder, exergue “illegible“)
Axis (1-12)
10
Has denomination
AE3
Numismatic Authority
Constantine II (Caesar, 317-337; Augustus, 337-340)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
19.0
Numismatic Mint
Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g)
1.89
Obverse Description
Laureate and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border
Obverse Inscription
CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C
Reverse Description
Two soldiers standing flanking two military standards; within dotted border (traces)
Reverse Inscription
GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS; in exergue, CON[SA] or CON[SA •]
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph