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Nummus - Constantinus I PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, Siscia
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint, Siscia |
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| Year | 328-329 |
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| Currency | Solidus, Reform of Constantine (AD 310/324 – 395) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Constantine I, wearing a rosette diadem, draped and cuirassed, rendered in late Roman imperial style with fine engraving of the paludamentum over the shoulder. The emperor’s portrait is idealized, with strong facial features characteristic of Constantinian coinage. The obverse legend reads CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, distributed around the bust and separated by a hyphen. The flan shows typical irregular striking of the period, with some surface patination consistent with bronze issues of the Siscia mint. |
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| Reverse description | A camp gate with two flanking turrets is depicted centrally, shown without doors and with five or six horizontal courses of stonework, conveying imperial military strength and frontier security. A single star appears in the field above the gate, a common celestial symbol on Constantinian issues alluding to divine favor. The reverse legend PROVIDENTIAE AVGG is split across the field, flanking the gate, and references the providential care of the two Augusti. The exergue contains the mint mark of the Siscia officina, incorporating the SIS monogram accompanied by a double crescent symbol. The overall composition is typical of the standardized camp-gate reverse type widely issued across multiple mints during the late Constantinian period. |
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| Mint | SIS Siscia, modern-day Sisak, Croatia |
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