Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
Co 965 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius II from Constantinople)
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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 84/87, p. 454
Comparanda
sim.
LRBC
II.2010/2013, p. 83
Preservation comment
Wear: aF/VG. Deeply chipped edge, almost to a ragged state. Extensive, slight pitting.
Published as
KenchreaiIII
, p. 43, no. 448 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Gratian, Valens or Valentinian I“)
Axis (1-12)
6
Has denomination
AE3
Numismatic Authority
Constantius II (Caesar, 324-337; Augustus, 337-361)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
17.0
Numismatic Mint
Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g)
1.34
Obverse Description
Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription
[D N] C[ONSTAN–TIV]S P F AVG
Reverse Description
Emperor in military dress standing left, holding labarum, with two captives kneeling at feet
Reverse Inscription
FEL TEMP – [REPARATIO]; in exergue, CON[..]
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 965 (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/co0965>