Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy AE4 of Constantinople

Date
355 AD - 361 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1991.0072
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
AE4
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Constantius II
Officina
Α
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
yes
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
534
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/N
Trench
MMS/N 91.1
Locus
MMS/N 91.1 Locus 42
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust pd. cuir. dr. r. DNCONSTANTIVSPFAVG; Reverse: Virtus standing l., holds globe in r. and spear in l., SPES REIPVBLICE, C|_, in ex. CONS[.].
Condition
Worn, corroded
Dimensions
Weight: 1.55g; Diameter: 10mm.
Mint mark
CONS
Control mark
C|_
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC VIII, p. 461, no. 153; M7 R 351
Author
JDE