- Co 770 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius II from Constantinople) [permalink] [show more 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 Constantinople 153, p. 461
- Preservation comment
- Wear: F+/F. Three deep chips; sparse, slight pitting. Thin patches of light blue bronze disease.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 42, no. 436 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Thessalonica“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Has denomination
- AE3
- Numismatic Authority
- Constantius II (Caesar, 324-337; Augustus, 337-361)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 17.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Constantinople
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 1.41
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed and draped bust of emperor to right; within dotted border
- Obverse Inscription
- D N CONSTAN–TIVS P F AVG
- Reverse Description
- Helmeted emperor in military dress standing tom left, holding spear in left hand at side and globe in upraised right hand; within dotted border
- Reverse Inscription
- SPES REI – PVBLICE; in left field, ✴︎ ; in exergue, CO[NSA]
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 770 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius II from Constantinople).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2023. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0770>
