Co 1342 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius II Caesar from Constantinople) [permalink]

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