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ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Coin of Constantius II Caesar

Place CreatedRome, Italy, Europe

CultureRoman

PeriodImperial, reign of Constantine I

Date336 CE

MediumCopper alloy

Credit LineGift of Dr. Herbert Benario

Dimensions3/4 in., 0.092 oz (1.9 cm, 2.6 g)

Object number1980.030.105

Label TextObverse: FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, with laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Constantius II to right

Reverse: GLORIA EXERCITVS, with two soldiers, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, standing facing each other, each holding reversed spear in outer hand and resting inner hand on shield; between them, two standards

Mint Mark: R wreath T (Rome)

ProvenanceEx coll. Herbert Benario (1929-2022), Atlanta, Georgia.

Status

Not on view

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