Co 635 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constans I from Constantinople) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
346
Not before (date)
341
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC VIII Constantinople 70, p. 453
Comparanda
LRBC I.1065, p. 25
Contributor Notes
2012 (May 29): R. Weir studied and described, with reference to KenchreaiIII.
Preservation description
Wear: VG/F. Extensively broken and cracked edge to a ragged state; pitting, slight fissuring, and patches of differential wear. Faintly incipient bronze disease on both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 50, no. 575 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Roman … Uncertain, AE3”)
Axis (1-12)
12
Has denomination
AE3
Numismatic Authority
Constans I (Caesar, 333-337; Augustus, 337-350)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
17.0
Numismatic Mint
Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g)
1.2
Obverse Description
Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription
[D N C]Ọ[NSTA]NS P F A[V]G̣
Reverse Description
Inscription in four lines within thick wreath adorned with jewel above [and tied below]
Reverse Description
VOT | XX | MVL[T] | XXX̣ ; in exergue, C̣ỌṆ[S·]
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph