Co 653 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius II from Rome) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

361

Not before (date)

355

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

RIC VIII Rome 309, p. 378

Comparanda

LRBC II.687, p. 60

Preservation comment

Wear: aEF. Deep chipped and cracked edge; minute, extensive pitting. Incipient pale green bronze disease.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 40, no. 403 (R. Hohlfelder)

Axis (1-12)

12

Has denomination

AE3

Numismatic Authority

Constantius II (Caesar, 324-337; Augustus, 337-361)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

16.0

Numismatic Mint

Rome

Numismatic Weight (g)

1.14

Obverse Description

Pearl-diademed and draped bust of emperor to right

Obverse Inscription

D N CONSTAN–TIVS P F AVG

Reverse Description

Soldier lunging to left, carrying shield on left arm, spears diademed(?) horseman falling and reaching back to raise up left arm

Reverse Inscription

FEL TEMP – [REPAR]ATI[O]; in exergue, R-wreath-P

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph