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A billon centenionalis of the emperor Constans I, hut type; RIC VIII Cyzicus 73 Coin Type: Billon centenionalis of Constans, Caesar 333-337 CE, Augustus 337-350 CE
Mint and Date: Cyzicus, officina 2; 348-350 CE
Size and Weight: 21mm x 22mm, 3.58g
Obverse: D N CONSTA-NS P F AVG
Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust left, globe in right hand.
Reverse: FEL TEMP REP-ARATIO
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: SMKB
Provenance: lilcoins (eBay); July 2007
Ref: RIC VIII Cyzicus 73; LRBC 2475
BW Ref: 164 032 112
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Note: This coin is listed on WildWinds under Constans, Cyzicus RIC VIII 73.


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