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Constantius II Alexandria hut Coin Type: Billon centenionalis of Constantius II, Caesar 324-337 CE, Augustus 337-361 CE
Mint and Date: Alexandria, officina 3; 348-350 CE
Size and Weight: 21mm, 4.4g
Obverse: Laurel and rosette diademed, draped, cuirassed bust left, globe in right hand.
D N CONSTAN - TIVS P F AVG
Reverse: 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.
FEL TEMP REPA - RATIO
Exergue: ALEΓ
Provenance: seudolus (eBay), September 2005
Ref: RIC VIII Alexandria 59; LRBC 2818
BW Ref: 020 025 060
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