Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
Co 944 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius II from Constantinople)
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Type
Inventoried Coin
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC VIII Constantinople 116, p. 457
Comparanda
LRBC
II.2037, p. 86
Preservation comment
Wear: F+. Extensively chipped edge; extensive, slight pitting and rare scratching. Faint, incipient pale green bronze disease on both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII
, pp. 40, 87, no. 407 (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12)
12
Has denomination
AE3
Numismatic Authority
Constantius II (Caesar, 324-337; Augustus, 337-361)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
20.0
Numismatic Mint
Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g)
3.43
Obverse Description
Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription
D N CON[ST]AN–TIVS P F AVG
Reverse Description
Soldier lunging to left, carrying shield on left arm, spears horseman forward over horse; within dotted border
Reverse Inscription
[FEL TEMP –RE]PARATIO; to left and right, [•]S • – ✷; in exergue, CONSB
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 944 (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/co0944>