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Æ In the name of Constans I
| Issuer | Uncertain Germanic tribes |
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| Year | 348-425 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Constans I facing right, rendered in a barbarous style characteristic of Germanic imitative coinage. The effigy is surrounded by a degenerate, nonsensical legend derived from the imperial prototype, with letterforms reduced to meaningless strokes and pseudo-Latin characters. The portrait retains the general outline of the late Roman imperial bust convention but is executed with provincial crudeness. The diadem and cuirass remain identifiable despite the debased artistry. |
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| Obverse lettering | D N COS - TST ER CVC (Translation: [Dominus Noster Constans Perpetuus Augustus] [Our Lord, Constans, perpetual August]) |
| Reverse description | Two figures standing aboard a galley or boat, with a military standard or staff positioned between them, all rendered in a crude barbarous style imitating late Roman imperial coinage. The scene derives from the Felicitas Temporum Reparatio type associated with the Siscia mint under Constans I. The figures and vessel are depicted schematically, with the hull of the boat clearly delineated below. A degenerate legend, reduced to unintelligible pseudo-Latin letterforms, surrounds the central design in the field. |
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