- Co 816 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius II from Constantinople) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 355
- Not before (date)
- 351
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RIC VIII Constantinople 111, p. 457
- Comparanda
- LRBC II.2032, p. 86
- Description
- Flan is slightly too small for type. Flan has small, natural hole through its center.
- Preservation comment
- Wear: aVF. Slightly chipped and cracked edge; extensive, slight pitting and fissuring. Wide, thin cloud of white bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 40, no. 400 (R. Hohlfelder)
- Axis (1-12)
- 12
- Has denomination
- Centenionalis
- Numismatic Authority
- Constantius II (Caesar, 324-337; Augustus, 337-361)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 19.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Constantinople
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 4.15
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
- Obverse Inscription
- D N CONSTAN-[TIVS P F AVG]; behind neck, Δ
- Reverse Description
- Soldier lunging to left, carrying shield on left arm, spears horseman falling forward and clutching horse‘s neck
- Reverse Inscription
- [FEL TEMP – RE]PARATIO; to upper left, Α •; in exergue, CONSⲈ
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 816 (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, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0816>
