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Constans Nicomedia hut Coin Type: Billon centenionalis of Constans, Caesar 333-337 CE, Augustus 337-350 CE
Mint and Date: Nicomedia, officina 1; 348-351 CE
Size and Weight: 19mm, 4.7g
Obverse: Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust left, globe in right hand.
D N CONSTA - NS P F AVG
Reverse: Helmeted soldier, spear in l. hand, advancing r., head l.; with his r. hand he leads a small bare-headed figure from a hut beneath a tree. The spear points downwards, between the soldier's legs.
FEL TEMP REPA - RATIO
Field Marks: Star in upper l. field
Exergue: SMNA
Provenance: Forum Ancient Coins, June 2007
Ref: RIC VIII Nicomedia 72; LRBC 2291
BW Ref: 162 032 111
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The content of this page was last updated on 26 June 2007