Co 1128 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constans I 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 70, p. 453
Comparanda
LRBC I.1065, p. 25
Contributor Notes
2015 (June 11): R. Weir studied and described, with reference to KenchreaiIII.
Contributor Notes
2023: JLR revised description.
Preservation description
Wear: aVF/F. Frequent, moderate, marginal chipping; extensive, slight to moderate pitting with rare scratching. Incipient, faint green bronze disease on both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 43, no. 381 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Gratian, Theodosius I or Valentinian II, A.D. 383”)
Axis (1-12)
12
Has denomination
AE3
Numismatic Authority
Constans I (Caesar, 333-337; Augustus, 337-350)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
15.0
Numismatic Mint
Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.91
Obverse Description
Rosette(?)-diademed head of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription
D N CONSTA-NS P̣ F̣ ẠṾG̣
Reverse Description
Inscription in four lines within wreath adorned with jewel above and tied flat below with trailing ribbons; within dotted border
Reverse Inscription
VOT | XX | MVLT | XXX ; in exergue, C̣OṆṢ[.]
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph