Co 1139 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantine II Caesar from Siscia) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

337

Not before (date)

337

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

RIC VII Siscia 262, p. 460

Comparanda

LRBC I.760, p. 19

Preservation comment

Wear: aG/F. Roughly 40% of coin snapped off from obverse lower left and remainder chipped, to a ragged state; extensive, slight to moderate pitting and concentrated severe cratering to perforation. Thin patch of light green bronze disease on reverse.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 38, no. 379 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “House of Constantine, A.D. 335-341, Uncertain“)

Axis (1-12)

6

Has denomination

AE3

Numismatic Authority

Constantine II (Caesar, 317-337; Augustus, 337-340)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

15.0

Numismatic Mint

Siscia

Numismatic Weight (g)

0.54

Obverse Description

Laureate and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border

Obverse Inscription

[CONST]ANTINV[S IVN NOB C]

Reverse Description

Two soldiers standing, each with spear and shield; between them, one standard

Reverse Inscription

[GLO-RIA EXERC-I]TVS; in exergue, [AS]IS ✶

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph