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Nummus - Constantinus I GENIO AVGVSTI CMH, Cyzicus
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint, Cyzicus |
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| Year | 311-313 |
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| Currency | Solidus, Reform of Constantine (AD 310/324 – 395) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and cuirassed bust of Constantine I facing right, rendered in the robust late Roman imperial style. The emperor wears a radiate laurel wreath and a muscled cuirass with visible drapery at the shoulder. The portrait is boldly executed with strong facial features characteristic of the Tetrarchic and early Constantinian period. The encircling obverse legend reads IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINVS PF AVG, positioned from the lower left and running clockwise around the bust. |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINVS PF AVG |
| Reverse description | Standing figure of the Genius of the Augustus (Genius Augusti) facing left, depicted nude or semi-draped, wearing a modius (grain measure) on his head. The Genius extends a patera in his right hand for libation and holds a cornucopia in his left arm, symbolizing abundance and imperial favour. The reverse legend GENIO AVGVSTI encircles the field above, with the officina and mint mark CMH and MKVA appearing in the exergue, identifying the Cyzicus mint. |
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