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A billon centenionalis of the emperor Constans I, hut type; RIC VIII Siscia, similar to 222, but unlisted spear position Siscia mint symbols Coin Type: Billon centenionalis of Constans, Caesar 333-337 CE, Augustus 337-350 CE
Mint and Date: Siscia, officina 3; 348-350 CE
Size and Weight: 21mm x 22mm, 2.78g
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 upwards and to the right.
Exergue: ΓSISR
Provenance: prefabricates (eBay), November 2010
Ref: RIC VIII Siscia (similar to 222, but unlisted spear position and no dots in the reverse legend); LRBC
BW Ref: 240 051 165
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