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A billon centenionalis of the emperor Constantius II, hut type; RIC VIII Arles 104 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: 21mm, 5.2g
Obverse: D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG
Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust left, globe in right hand.
Reverse: FELTEMPREPAR-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 upwards and to the right.
Exergue: PARL
Provenance: Numismatica Argenteo (Vcoins), January 2005
Ref: RIC VIII Arles 104; LRBC 400
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