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Nummus - Constantius II FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Constantinopolis
| Issuer | Imperial Roman Mint |
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| Year | 351-355 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Constantius II facing right, rendered in the late Roman imperial style. The emperor is depicted with a pearl diadem, and the paludamentum is visible at the shoulder. The circumferential Latin legend reads D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, identifying the ruler as Dominus Noster Constantius, Pius Felix Augustus. The coin is struck on an irregular flan with a beaded border, typical of mid-fourth-century bronze nummi from the Constantinople mint. Considerable patination and surface wear obscure fine detail. |
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| Reverse description | A Roman soldier, helmeted and in full military dress, stands to the left spearing a fallen horseman who reaches upward in supplication, a composition emblematic of the FEL TEMP REPARATIO ('the restoration of happy times') type. The mounted figure is depicted tumbling from his horse beneath the soldier's lance, conveying imperial military supremacy. The circumferential legend FEL TEMP RE-PARATIO frames the scene, while the mintmark CONSA in the exergue identifies the officina at the Constantinople mint. A dot or control mark may appear in the field. The reverse is struck on an irregular flan with a beaded border, consistent with mid-fourth-century mint practice. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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