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Nummus - Constantius II FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Arelate
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint, Arelate |
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| Year | 348-350 |
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| Value | Nummus / Follis (1⁄180) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Emperor Constantius II, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, rendered in the late Roman imperial style typical of the Constantinian period. The effigy displays a strongly modelled neck and paludamentum visible at the shoulder. The circumferential Latin legend reads D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, distributed across the obverse field and separated by the bust. The flan is irregular and the strike moderately worn, consistent with circulation use. |
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| Obverse lettering | D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG (Translation: Our Lord Constantius II, pious and blessed emperor.) |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts Emperor Constantius II, draped and cuirassed, standing left upon a galley, holding in his right hand a globe surmounted by a phoenix — symbolising the renewal of the age — and in his left hand a military standard bearing a Chi-Rho christogram on its vexillum. A seated Victory acts as helmsman at the stern, steering the vessel. The exergue bears the officina letter and mintmark of Arelate, preceded by a dot. The surrounding legend FEL TEMP - REPARATIO proclaims the restoration of prosperous times, a celebrated type of the mid-fourth-century Roman coinage reform. |
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