Co 1076 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius II from Constantinople) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
348
Not before (date)
347
Comment
Undersized (or weathered?) flan for type.
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC VIII Constantinople 69, p. 453
Preservation comment
Wear: aG. Chipping and nicking all around margin; extensive, moderate pitting.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 60, no. 917 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine”)
Axis (1-12)
12
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Authority
Constantius II (Caesar, 324-337; Augustus, 337-361)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
11.0
Numismatic Mint
Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.96
Obverse Description
Diademed head of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription
[D] N CONSTAN-[TIVS P] F AV[G]
Reverse Description
Inscription in four lines within wreath tied flat below
Reverse Inscription
V[OT] | X[X] | MV[LT] | XXX; in exergue, CONSA
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 1076 (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/co1076>