Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy AE2 of Constantinople

Date
351 AD - 355 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1990.0157
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
AE2
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Constantius II
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
yes
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
526
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/N
Trench
MMS/N 90.1
Locus
MMS/N 90.1 Locus 42
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust pd. cuir. dr. r. DNCONSTANTIVSPFAVG; Reverse: Virtus with shield on l. arm, spearing fallen horseman, who raises clutches neck, in l. field dot S dot, in r. field star, FEL TEMP REPARATIO, in ex. CONS[.].
Condition
Worn and chipped around edges
Dimensions
Weight: 2.48g; Diameter: 18mm.
Control mark
•S•| *
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC VIII, p. 457, no. 116; M7 R 341
Author
JDE