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Constantius II RIC VII, Trier 514
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Constantius II 324-361, son of Constantine I
AE - reduced Follis (AE 3)
Trier 1st officina, AD 327-328, 2.93g, 18.27mm, 4h
obv. FL IVL CONSTANTIVS IVN NOB C
bust laureate, draped and cuirassed, l.
rev. PROVIDEN - TIA CAESS
camp-gate, without doors, with two turrets, one star above
exergue: PTRE
RIC VII, Trier 514
near mint state, brown patina
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The emperor wears at his left shoulder a fur trimming, called in German 'Trierer Pelzchen', i.e. 'small fur from Trier', due to the cold climate in this part of Germany.
From the Killingholme hoard (deposited around 333-334), found 1993
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