Co 835 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius II or Constans 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 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
Reverse Photograph