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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 1; 348-350 CE
Size and Weight: 21mm x 22mm, 4.85g
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: SMKA
Provenance: cameleoncoins (eBay); December 2007
Ref: RIC VIII Cyzicus 73 (unlisted officina); LRBC 2475
BW Ref: 185 036 120
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