Preview
Creation Date
337–340
Geography
Minted in Siscia (Croatia)
Culture
Roman
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
17 mm
0.06 oz. (1.56 g)
Credit Line
Gift of Brad Hostetler, 2022
Accession Number
2022.12
Condition
As of 11/7/2024: The obverse of this coin is in very good condition, with all details of the bust and inscription legible, including details of costume. There is a small chip in the upper left edge of the obverse. The reverse of this coin has significantly oxidized along the upper edge and around the military standard. The detail of both soldiers remains intact, but the inscription is largely illegible besides the letters at the very beginning and end.
Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings
obverse: CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG
reverse: GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS below: ASIS
References
Kent, J.P.C. 1981. The Roman Imperial Coinage Vol. VIII: The Family of Constantine I, A.D. 337-364. London: Spink and Sons, no.85, p.355
Description
The obverse of this coin depicts a right-facing bust of Constantius II. He wears a cuirass (upper-body armor) with a garment draped on top. Constantius II is crowned with a rosette diadem and a crown of laurels.
The reverse of this coin depicts full-length images of two helmeted soldiers standing, with a military standard between them. Their heads face each other. Each soldier holds an inverted (top-down) spear in their left hand, and rests their right hand on a shield. The standard in the center contains a chi-rho.
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