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A billon centenionalis of the emperor Constans I, hut type, RIC VIII Cyzicus 82, dot SMK Epsilon 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: 20mm x 21mm, 4.22g
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: •SMKЄ
Provenance: antiquarica (eBay), May 2009
Ref: RIC VIII Cyzicus 82.
BW Ref: 220 041 139
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Note: This coin is listed on WildWinds under Constans, Cyzicus RIC VIII 82.

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