Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
Co 658 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constans Caesar from Antioch)
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Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
335
Not before (date)
335
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC VII Antioch 89, p. 693
Preservation comment
Wear: flatstruck EF. Slightly nicked edge; wide flakes or pits remove areas of both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII
, p. 37, no. 365, pl. I (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12)
12
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Authority
Constans I (Caesar, 333-337; Augustus, 337-350)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
20.0
Numismatic Mint
Antioch on the Orontes
Numismatic Weight (g)
2.29
Obverse Description
Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border
Obverse Inscription
FL IVL CONSTANS NOB C
Reverse Description
Two soldiers standing facing each other, holding spears and grounded shields, flanking two military standards; within dotted border
Reverse Inscription
GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS; in exergue, SMANΗ
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 658 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constans Caesar from Antioch).” In
Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0658>