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A billon centenionalis of the emperor Constans I, hut type; RIC VIII Lyons 88 Coin Type: Billon centenionalis of Constans, Caesar 333-337 CE, Augustus 337-350 CE
Mint and Date: Lugdunum, officina 1; 348-350 CE
Size and Weight: 20mm, 4.60g
Obverse: D N CONSTA-NS P F AVG
Rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust left, globe in right hand.
Reverse: FEL•TEMP•REPAR-ATIO
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 up and to the right.
Exergue: *PLG•
Provenance: rombron (eBay), January 2007
Ref: RIC VIII Lyons 88
BW Ref: 152 030 099
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Note: This coin is listed on WildWinds under Constans, Lyons RIC VIII 88.

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