Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
Co 1342 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius II Caesar from Constantinople)
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Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
333
Not before (date)
330
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC VII Constantinople 61, p. 579
Preservation comment
Wear: F+/aF. Very slightly nicked edge; extensive, slight pitting and gouging.
Published as
KenchreaiIII
, p. 38, no. 373 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “House of Constantine, A.D. 330-335, Uncertain“)
Axis (1-12)
6
Has denomination
AE3
Numismatic Authority
Constantius II (Caesar, 324-337; Augustus, 337-361)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
18.0
Numismatic Mint
Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g)
2.25
Obverse Description
Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border
Obverse Inscription
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C
Reverse Description
Two soldiers each with spear and shield standing on either side of two standards; within dotted border (traces)
Reverse Inscription
GLOR–IA EXERC–[ITVS]; in exergue, CONSΙ
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 1342 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius II Caesar 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/co1342>