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A billon centenionalis of the emperor Constantius II, hut type; RIC VIII Rome 139 Coin Type: Billon centenionalis of Constantius II, Caesar 324-337 CE, Augustus 337-361 CE
Mint and Date: Rome, officina 1; 348-350 CE
Size and Weight: 20mm x 21mm, 4.67g
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 downwards, between the soldier's legs.
Exergue: R * P
Provenance: alde (eBay), July 2007
Ref: RIC VIII Rome 139; LRBC 603
BW Ref: 056 033 113
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Note: This coin is listed on WildWinds under Constantius II, Rome RIC VIII 139.

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