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Constantius II Arelate hut Coin Type: Billon centenionalis of Constantius II, Caesar 324-337 CE, Augustus 337-361 CE
Mint and Date: Arelate, officina 1; 348-350 CE
Size and Weight: 20mm x 21mm, 3.42g
Obverse: Pearl-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 upwards and to the right.
FEL•TEMP•REPAR - ATIO
Exergue: PARL
Provenance: lucernae (eBay), January 2008
Ref: RIC VIII Arles 104; LRBC 400
BW Ref: 066 036 121
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