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A billon centenionalis of the emperor Constans I, hut type; RIC VIII Cyzicus 72 but N is an unknown Coin Type: Billon centenionalis of Constans, Caesar 333-337 CE, Augustus 337-350 CE
Mint and Date: Cyzicus, undetermined officina; 348-350 CE
Size and Weight: 20mm x 22mm, 3.0g
Obverse: D N CONSTA-NS P F AVG
Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust left, globe in right hand.
Reverse: FEL TEMP REPA-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 downwards, between the soldier's legs.
Exergue: SMKN
Provenance: dougdann (Forvm Auctions), June 2006
Ref: As for RIC VIII Cyzicus 72 but N is an unknown officina; LRBC 2475
BW Ref: 101 025 078
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