Co 658 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constans Caesar from Antioch) [permalink] [show fewer links]
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