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Constans Cyzicus hut Coin Type: Bronze centenionalis of Constans, Caesar 333-337 CE, Augustus 337-350 CE
Mint and Date: Cyzicus, officina 5; 348-350 CE
Size and Weight: 21mm x 22mm, 4.36g
Obverse: Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust left, globe in right hand.
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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.
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Exergue: SMKЄ
Provenance: s*p*q*r (eBay); June 2008
Ref: RIC VIII Cyzicus 72; LRBC 2475
BW Ref: 202 038 128
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