Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
Co 1159 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constans I from Cyzicus)
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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 Cyzicus 51, p. 494
Comparanda
LRBC
I.1308, p. 29
Preservation comment
Wear: aEF/VF. Slight nicked and cracked edge; somewhat sparse, minute pitting.
Published as
KenchreaiIII
, p. 39, no. 390, pl. I (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12)
12
Has denomination
AE3
Numismatic Authority
Constans I (Caesar, 333-337; Augustus, 337-350)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
15.0
Numismatic Mint
Cyzicus
Numismatic Weight (g)
1.07
Obverse Description
Pearl-diademed head of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription
[D N C]ONSTA–NS P F AVG
Reverse Description
Inscription in four lines within wreath adorned with jewel above and tied flat with coiled cord and wide sreading ribbon below
Reverse Inscription
VOT | XX | MVLT | XXX ; in exergue, SMKA
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 1159 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constans I from Cyzicus).” In
Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1159>