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Constans Cyzicus hut Coin Type: Billon centenionalis of Constans, Caesar 333-337 CE, Augustus 337-350 CE
Mint and Date: Cyzicus, officina 4; 348-350 CE
Size and Weight: 21mm, 5.1g
Obverse: Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust left, globe in right hand.
D N CONSTA - NS P F AVG
Reverse: 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.
FEL TEMP REP - ARATIO
Exergue: *SMKΔ
Ref: RIC VIII Cyzicus 79; LRBC 2479
BW Ref: 023 025 027
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