Co 1070 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius II and Constans for the deified Constantine from Constantinople, pierced for suspension) [permalink]
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. Coin size reduced <10-15% from attrition of edge by long use? 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