- Co 661 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantine II from Constantinople) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 340
- Not before (date)
- 337
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RIC VIII Constantinople 24/41, pp. 449-450
- Comparanda
- LRBC I.1053/1054, p. 25
- Preservation comment
- Wear: F+/aG. Deeply cracked edge to a ragged state; extensive flaking across reverse. Thin patches of light green bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 38, no. 380 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “House of Constantine, A.D. 335-341, Uncertain“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Has denomination
- AE3
- Numismatic Authority
- Constantine II (Caesar, 317-337; Augustus, 337-340)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 15.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Constantinople
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 1.14
- Obverse Description
- Rosette-diademed head of emperor to right
- Obverse Inscription
- D N CON[STAN]-TINVS P F AVG
- Reverse Description
- Two soldiers, each with spear and shield, flanking one military standard
- Reverse Inscription
- [G]LOR–[IA EXERC]–ITV[S•]; in exergue, CON[SA]; all within beaded border
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 661 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantine II from Constantinople).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0661>
