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Constans Alexandria hut Coin Type: Billon centenionalis of Constans, Caesar 333-337 CE, Augustus 337-350 CE
Mint and Date: Alexandria, officina 1; 348-350 CE
Size and Weight: 21mm, 4.4g
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 REPA - RATIO
Field Marks: Star in upper l. field
Exergue: ALEA
Provenance: Amphora Coins (Vcoins), May 2006
Ref: RIC VIII Alexandria 67; LRBC 2825
BW Ref: 094 025 076
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