Nummus - Constantinus I IOVI CONSERVATORI, Antioch

€135,031.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year321-323
TypeStandard circulation coins
ValueNummus (1⁄7200)
CurrencySolidus, Reform of Constantine (AD 310/324 – 395)
CompositionBronze
Weight1.8 g
Dimensions17 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC VII#34, OCRE#ric.7.anch.34
Obverse descriptionBust of Constantinus Ist, right, radiate, draped, cuirassed.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINVS P F AVG
(Translation: Emperor Caesar Flavius Valerius Constantinus, Pious [and] Blessed August)
Reverse descriptionJupiter standing left, nude but chlamys over left shoulder, leaning with left hand on sceptre surmounted by an eagle, holding Victory on a globe in right hand; at feet left, eagle left, head turned right looking upward, wreath in its beak; at feet right, seated captive right, hands tied behind his back. Mark in right field; mint and officina marks in exergue.
Reverse scriptLatin, Greek
Reverse letteringIOVI CONSERVATORI X IIΓ SMANTS
(Translation: To Jupiter the Protector)
Edge
MintSMANT
Antioch on the Orontes, Syria,modern-day Antakya, Turkey
MintageND (321-323) SMANT - 1st officina (A) -
ND (321-323) SMANT - 2nd officina (B) -
ND (321-323) SMANT - 3rd officina (Γ) -
ND (321-323) SMANT - 4th officina (∆) -
ND (321-323) SMANT - 5th officina (ϵ) -
ND (321-323) SMANT - 6th officina (S) -
ND (321-323) SMANT - 7th officina (Z) -
ND (321-323) SMANT - 8th officina (H) -
Catalog ID9318005700
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