Co 945 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius II from Nicomedia) [permalink]

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 Nicomedia 98, p. 479

Preservation comment

Wear: aG. Nicked edges and slight contiguous cracking; extensive, minute pitting and minor scratching.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 41, no. 424 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Constantine II, Gallus, or Julian Caesar“)

Axis (1-12)

10

Has denomination

AE4

Numismatic Authority

Constantius II (Caesar, 324-337; Augustus, 337-361)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

16.0

Numismatic Mint

Nicomedia

Numismatic Weight (g)

1.68

Obverse Description

Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed head of emperor to right

Obverse Inscription

D [N] CON[STAN-TIVS P F SVG]; behind bust, Ⲉ

Reverse Description

Soldier lunging to left, carrying shield on left arm, spears horseman falling and turning back to raise up left arm; within (dotted) border

Reverse Inscription

FEL TEMP – [REPARATIO]; in left field, ✷ (traces); in exergue, SMKA

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph