Co 1070 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius II and Constans for the deified Constantine from Constantinople) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
340
Not before (date)
337
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC VII Constantinople 37, p. 449
Comparanda
LRBC I.1041, p. 25
Description
Pierced for suspension. Choice of this particular issue: talismanic? Note that precisely the location of the hand of God is worn away or picked off.
Preservation comment
Wear: aF. Slightly chipped edge with sparse marginal flaking; extensive, slight pitting and scratching.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 38, no. 383 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “House of Constantine, A.D. 337-41, Uncertain“)
Axis (1-12)
12
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)
14.0
Numismatic Mint
Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.8
Obverse Description
Veiled and draped bust of the deified emperor to right
Obverse Inscription
DV CONSTAN[TI]-NVS PT AVGG
Reverse Description
Emperor in flying quadriga to right being received into heaven by hand of God
Reverse Inscription
In exergue, CON[S]
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Constantine I (312-337)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Deity (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 1070 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius II and Constans for the deified Constantine 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/co1070>