- Co 835 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius II or Constans from Constantinople) [permalink] [show more 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 72-74, p. 453
- Preservation comment
- Wear: P/G. Large chips and deep cracks around edge to a ragged state; extensive, minute pitting and rare grouging.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 45, no. 480 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Gratian, Theodosius I or Valentinian II, A.D. 383, Uncertain, AE4“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 12
- Has denomination
- AE3
- Numismatic Authority
- Constans I (Caesar, 333-337; Augustus, 337-350)
- Numismatic Authority
- Constantius II (Caesar, 324-337; Augustus, 337-361)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 17.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Constantinople
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 1.21
- Obverse Description
- Diademed, [draped, and cuirassed] bust of emperor to the right
- Reverse Description
- Inscription in four lines within thick wreath adorned above with jewel and tied below with coiled cord
- Reverse Inscription
- VOT | [XX] | MVLT | [XXX] ; in exergue, CONSA✴︎
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 835 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius II or Constans 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/co0835>
