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A billon centenionalis of the emperor Constantius II, hut type; RIC VIII similar to Siscia 221 but the officina is unlisted and this spear position is not listed for any mintmark ending in a dot Siscia mint symbols Coin Type: Billon centenionalis of Constantius II, Caesar 324-337 CE, Augustus 337-361 CE
Mint and Date: Siscia, officina 3; 348-350 CE
Size and Weight: 22mm x 23mm, 4.74g
Obverse: D N CONSTAN-TIVS 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: pannonii (eBay), February 2008
Ref: RIC VIII, similar to Siscia 221 but (a) different emperor; (b) the officina is unlisted and (c) this spear position is not listed for any mintmark ending in a dot.
BW Ref: 073 040 137
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