- Co 975 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius II from Nicomedia) [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 Nicomedia 112, p. 482
- Comparanda
- LRBC II.2315, p. 92
- Preservation comment
- Wear: G/G+. Extensive chipping around margin and deep crack at obverse axis 10; slight, frequent pitting; small, irregular patches of white encrustation or bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 59, no. 878 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Has denomination
- AE3
- Numismatic Authority
- Constantius II (Caesar, 324-337; Augustus, 337-361)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 16.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Nicomedia
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 1.47
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right; within dotted border (traces)
- Obverse Inscription
- D N CON[STAN-TIVS] P [F] AVG
- Reverse Description
- Emperor standing to left in military dress, holding spear in left hand and globe in right hand
- Reverse Inscription
- [S]PES REI – PVBL[ICE]; in exergue SMNA
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 975 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius II from Nicomedia).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0975>
