Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: Co 967 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius II and Constans for the deified Constantine from Alexandria)

: Co 967 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius II and Constans for the deified Constantine from Alexandria) [permalink]
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 Alexandria 32/35/41, pp. 540-541
Comparanda: LRBC I.1473/1477, p. 33
Contributor Notes: 2010 (May-June): R. Weir studied and identified, with reference to [KenchreaiIII.]
Preservation description: Wear: VF. Small nicks. Extensive film of pale blue bronze disease.
Published as: KenchreaiIII, p. 39, no. 393 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “House of Constantine, A.D. 341-346, Uncertain“)
Axis (1-12): 6
Has denomination: AE4
Numismatic Authority: Constans I (Caesar, 333-337; Augustus, 337-350)
Numismatic Authority: Constantius II (Caesar, 324-337; Augustus, 337-361)
Numismatic Diameter (mm): 15.0
Numismatic Mint: Alexandria (Egypt)
Numismatic Weight (g): 1.47
Obverse Description: Veiled head of deified emperor to right; within dotted border
Obverse Inscription: DV CONSTANTỊ|[NVS PT AVGG]
Reverse Description: Veiled full-figure of emperor standing to right, right arm raised to chest; within dotted border
Reverse Inscription: To left and right of figure, VN – M[R]; in exergue, ṢṂẠ[L-]
Belongs to Historical Period: Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material: Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts): Constantine I (312-337)
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