- Co 958 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius II from Constantinople) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 361
- Not before (date)
- 355
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RIC VIII Constantinople 149, p. 461
- Comparanda
- LRBC II.2053, p. 87
- Preservation comment
- Wear: G/VG. Chipped edge; somewhat extensive, minute pitting and scratching. Small areas of thin, light green bronze corrosion.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 42, no. 437 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Constantius II or Julian, A.D. 355-364, Uncertain, AE3 or AE4“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 12
- Has denomination
- AE3
- Numismatic Authority
- Constantius II (Caesar, 324-337; Augustus, 337-361)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 16.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Constantinople
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 2.24
- Obverse Description
- Rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border
- Obverse Inscription
- D N CONSTAN-[TIVS P F AVG]
- Reverse Description
- Emperor standing to left holding globe in right hand and spear in his left hand
- Reverse Inscription
- [SPES REI] – PVBLICE; in exergue, CONS[.]
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 958 (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/co0958>
