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A billon centenionalis of the emperor Constantius II, hut type; RIC VIII Alexandria 59 Coin Type: Billon centenionalis of Constantius II, Caesar 324-337 CE, Augustus 337-361 CE
Mint and Date: Alexandria, officina 1; 348-350 CE
Size and Weight: 20mm, 3.72g
Obverse: D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG
Laurel and rosette 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: ALEA
Provenance: denant (eBay), February 2011
Ref: RIC VIII Alexandria 59; LRBC 2818
BW Ref: 088 052 168
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