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A centenionalis of the emperor Constans with a reverse showing the emperor on a galley Coin Type: Billon centenionalis of Constans, Caesar 333-337 CE, Augustus 337-350 CE
Mint and Date: Antioch, Officina 3, 348-350 CE
Size and Weight: 23mm x 24mm, 5.72g
Obverse: Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
D N CONSTA-NS P F AVG
Reverse: Emperor in military dress standing left on galley left, holding radiate phoenix on globe and labarum, Victory sits at stern and steers with rudder.
FEL TEMP REPARATIO
Field Marks: Star in right field.
Exergue: ANΔ
Provenance: lockdales-of-ipswich (eBay), April 2008
Ref: RIC VIII Antioch 124
BW Ref: 198 037 125
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Note: RIC VIII states that the star on the reverse is in the left field, but it clearly is not.


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