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Constans Heraclea hut Coin Type: Billon centenionalis of Constans, Caesar 333-337 CE, Augustus 337-350 CE
Mint and Date: Heraclea, officina 4; 348-351 CE
Size and Weight: 21mm, 4.6g
Obverse: Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust left, globe in right hand.
D N CONSTA-NS 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: SMHΔ
Provenance: spekholz (eBay), February 2004, from "Old dutch collection"
Ref: RIC VIII Heraclea 71; LRBC 1892
BW Ref: 003 025 010
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Note: This coin is listed on WildWinds under Constans, Heraclea RIC VIII 71.


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