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Constans Arelate hut Coin Type: Billon centenionalis of Constans, Caesar 333-337 CE, Augustus 337-350 CE
Mint and Date: Arelate, officina 2; 348-350 CE
Size and Weight: 20mm x 23mm, 3.07g
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 upwards and to the right.
FELTEMPREPAR - ATIO
Exergue: SARL
Provenance: xsana (eBay); December 2007
Ref: RIC VIII Arles 106; LRBC 401
BW Ref: 186 036 120
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