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A billon centenionalis of the emperor Constantius II, hut type; RIC VIII Siscia 216 Siscia mint symbols Coin Type: Billon centenionalis of Constantius II, Caesar 324-337 CE, Augustus 337-361 CE
Mint and Date: Siscia, officina 2; 348-350 CE
Size and Weight: 22mm, 4.7g
Obverse: D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG
Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust left, globe in right hand.
Reverse: FELTEMPREPA-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: BSIS(Symbol 2)M
Ref: RIC VIII Siscia 216; LRBC 1120 var (Hut 3)
BW Ref: 021 026 060
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