Co 1129 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constans I from Antioch) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
348
Not before (date)
347
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC VIII Antioch 115, p. 521
Preservation comment
Wear: aF/G. One wide marginal chip at obverse axis 3; extensive, slight to moderate pitting.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 50, no. 584 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Fourth Century ... Uncertain, AE3”)
Axis (1-12)
11
Has denomination
AE3
Numismatic Authority
Constans I (Caesar, 333-337; Augustus, 337-350)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
15.0
Numismatic Mint
Antioch on the Orontes
Numismatic Weight (g)
1.47
Obverse Description
Pearl-diademed head of emperor to right; within dotted border (traces)
Obverse Inscription
D N CON[STA]–NS P F AVG
Reverse Description
Inscription in four lines within wreath adorned with jewel above and tied flat below with trailing ribbons; within dotted border
Reverse Inscription
VO[T] | [X]X | MVL[T] | XXX; in exergue, SMAN[.]
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 1129 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constans I from Antioch).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1129>