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A coin of the emperor Constantius II from Siscia, showing a soldier leading a barbarian from a hut Siscia mint symbols Coin Type: Billon centenionalis of Constantius II, Caesar 324-337 CE, Augustus 337-361 CE
Mint and Date: Siscia, officina 2; 348-350 CE
Size and Weight: 21mm x 22mm, 3.7g
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: BSIS(Symbol 2)M
Provenance: ancientcaesar (Vauctions), April 2007
Ref: RIC VIII Siscia 215 var, unlisted bust type; LRBC 1120 var, unlisted bust type
BW Ref: 053 031 108
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