Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: Co 646 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constans I)

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Type: Inventoried Coin
Not after (date): 350
Not before (date): 346
Comment: JLR 2024: CHECK COIN AND GET PIX; Alan Walker says Geta from Epirote Nicopolis Walker1980, p. 219 (rev. KenchreaiIII)
Comment: R. Weir (June 2012): traces of Galley type 1 or 2.
Logical part of: Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification: Coin
Published as: KenchreaiIII, p. 55, no. 684 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Roman Imperial“)
Axis (1-12): 9
Has denomination: Centenionalis
Numismatic Authority: Constans I (Caesar, 333-337; Augustus, 337-350)
Numismatic Diameter (mm): 23.0
Numismatic Weight (g): 3.48
Obverse Description: Pearl-diademed, [draped, and cuirassed] bust of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription: [D N CONS]–TA[NS P F AVG]
Reverse Description: Emperor standing to left on galley while Victoria steers the ship
Reverse Inscription: FE[L TEMP - REPARA]TIO; mintmark not visible
Belongs to Historical Period: Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material: Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts): Maritime Activities
Has visual motif (depicts): Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)
Suggested citation: “Co 646 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constans I).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0646>