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Follis - Constans I VICTORIA AVGG, Siscia
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 347 |
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| Currency | Solidus, Reform of Constantine (AD 310/324 – 395) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Emperor Constans I, depicted draped and cuirassed, wearing a rosette diadem adorned with pellets. The portrait is rendered in the late Roman imperial style with strong facial features, the cuirass visible at the shoulder with detailed horizontal strapping, and a paludamentum fastened at the neck. The encircling obverse legend is incuse in Latin capital letters within a raised border. The overall die work is characteristic of the Siscia mint's output during the Fel Temp Reparatio reform coinage period. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Personification of Victory standing facing, head turned to the right, holding a wreath extended outward in both hands. A chi-rho (Christogram) symbol appears in the right field, signifying the Constantinian dynasty's Christian allegiance. The exergue carries the mintmark with flanking stars enclosing the officina letter Γ and the mint abbreviation SIS, identifying the Siscia mint, third officina. The reverse legend in Latin capital letters encircles the design within a raised border. |
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