Co 741 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constans I from Constantinople) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

348

Not before (date)

347

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

RIC VIII Constantinople 74, p. 453

Preservation comment

Wear: F. Extensive marginal chipping; extensive, minute pitting and sparse scratching. Faint incipient pale green bronze disease.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 45, no. 482 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Theodosius I or Valentinian II, A.D. 383, Uncertain, AE4“)

Axis (1-12)

11

Has denomination

AE3

Numismatic Authority

Constans I (Caesar, 333-337; Augustus, 337-350)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

15.0

Numismatic Mint

Constantinople

Numismatic Weight (g)

0.89

Obverse Description

Pearl-diademed and draped bust of emperor to right; within dotted border (traces)

Obverse Inscription

[DN CONSTA]–NS P F AVG

Reverse Description

Inscription in four lines within thick wreath adorned above with jewel and tied below in X with trailing ribbons; within outer dotted border

Reverse Inscription

VOT | XX | MVLT | XXX ; in exergue, CONSΑ

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph