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A billon centenionalis of the emperor Constans I, hut type; RIC VIII Cyzicus 77 Coin Type: Billon centenionalis of Constans, Caesar 333-337 CE, Augustus 337-350 CE
Mint and Date: Cyzicus, officina 3; 348-350 CE
Size and Weight: 22mm x 23mm, 3.6g
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: *SMKΓ
Provenance: Barry P Murphy (Vcoins), June 2006
Ref: RIC VIII Cyzicus 77; LRBC 2479
BW Ref: 111 024 079
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Note: This coin arrived covered in rather muddy brown paint apparently designed to make it appear to have a good patina; click here to see it. Cleaning with white spirit and brush revealed that the coin had been stripped almost completely to the metal before painting. I have also received other coins in this state; see here and here.
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