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A billon centenionalis of the emperor Constans I, hut type; RIC VIII Siscia 218 Siscia mint symbols Coin Type: Billon centenionalis of Constans, Caesar 333-337 CE, Augustus 337-350 CE
Mint and Date: Siscia, officina 2; 348-350 CE
Size and Weight: 22mm, 4.3g
Obverse: D N CONSTA-NS P F AVG
Pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust left, globe in right hand.
Reverse: FELTEMPREPA-RATIO
Helmeted soldier, spear in left hand, advancing right, head left; with his right hand he leads a small bare-headed figure from a hut beneath a tree. The spear points upwards and to the right.
Exergue: BSIS(Symbol 2)M
Provenance: Ancient Treasures (eBay), January 2006
Ref: RIC VIII Siscia 218; LRBC 1121
BW Ref: 074 026 072
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