Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: Co 835 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius II or Constans from Constantinople)

: Co 835 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius II or Constans from Constantinople) [permalink]
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 Constantinople 72-74, p. 453
Contributor Notes: 2012 (late May-early June): R. Weir studied and described, with reference to KenchreaiIII.
Contributor Notes: 2023: JLR enhanced description and refined identification.
Preservation description: Wear: P/G. Large chips and deep cracks around edge to a ragged state; extensive, minute pitting and rare grouging.
Published as: KenchreaiIII, p. 45, no. 480 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Gratian, Theodosius I or Valentinian II, A.D. 383, Uncertain, AE4“)
Axis (1-12): 12
Has denomination: AE3
Numismatic Authority: Constans I (Caesar, 333-337; Augustus, 337-350)
Numismatic Authority: Constantius II (Caesar, 324-337; Augustus, 337-361)
Numismatic Diameter (mm): 17.0
Numismatic Mint: Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g): 1.21
Obverse Description: Diademed, [draped, and cuirassed] bust of emperor to the right
Reverse Description: Inscription in four lines within thick wreath adorned above with jewel and tied below with coiled cord
Reverse Inscription: VOT | [XX] | MVLT | [XXX] ; in exergue, CỌNSA✴︎̣
Belongs to Historical Period: Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material: Bronze (Material)
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