- Co 970 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius II from Constantinople) [permalink] [show more links]
- 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 Constantinople 126, p. 458
- Comparanda
- LRBC II.2043/2045/2046, p. 87
- Preservation comment
- Wear: G. Deeply chipped edge; extensive, minute pitting and dense surficial striations. Faint area of thin, bluish green bronze disease across both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 59, no. 876 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Has denomination
- AE4
- Numismatic Authority
- Constantius II (Caesar, 324-337; Augustus, 337-361)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 16.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Constantinople
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 1.34
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed, draped, and [cuirassed] bust of emperor to right
- Obverse Inscription
- [D N] CO[NSTAN-TI]VS P F AV[G]
- Reverse Description
- Soldier lunging to left, carrying shield on left arm, spears horseman falling and turning back to raise up left arm
- Reverse Inscription
- F[EL TEMP RE-PARATIO]; in left field, Ⲉ• ; in exergue, CON[S.]
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 970 (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/co0970>
