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A billon centenionalis of the emperor Constantius II, hut type; RIC VIII Rome 137 Coin Type: Billon centenionalis of Constantius II, Caesar 324-337 CE, Augustus 337-361 CE
Mint and Date: Rome, officina 6; 348-350 CE
Size and Weight: 19mm x 20mm, 3.83g
Obverse: D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG
Laurel and rosette diademed, draped, cuirassed bust left, globe in right hand. N behind.
Reverse: FEL TEMP REPARAT-I-O
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. N in far right field.
Exergue: R S
Ref: RIC VIII Rome 137.
BW Ref: 063 035 118
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