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Coin Type: Billon centenionalis of Constans, Caesar 333-337 CE, Augustus 337-350 CE Mint and Date: Cyzicus, officina 5; 348-350 CE Size and Weight: 19mm x 21mm, 4.4g Obverse: Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust left, globe in right hand. D N CONSTA - NS P F AVG Reverse: 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 - and has to bend a lot to do so! FEL TEMP REP - ARATIO Field Marks: Star in upper l. field Exergue: SMKЄ Provenance: William Breckenridge (Forvm Auctions), June 2006 Ref: RIC VIII Cyzicus 86; LRBC unlisted BW Ref: 102 025 028 |
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