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Nummus - Constantius II FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Constantinopolis
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 351-355 |
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| Currency | Solidus, Reform of Constantine (AD 310/324 – 395) |
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| Obverse description | Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Constantius II facing right, rendered in the late Roman imperial style. The diadem consists of pearls, with drapery visible over the left shoulder and cuirass detail on the right. A single Greek letter (Δ) appears in the field behind the bust. The encircling legend reads D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, identifying the emperor by name with his titles Pius Felix Augustus. A beaded border frames the design. |
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| Obverse script | Greek, Latin |
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| Reverse description | A Roman soldier, depicted in military dress and advancing to the left, thrusts his spear downward at a fallen horseman who wears a Phrygian helmet and grasps the neck of his horse in a gesture of supplication. This composition is the canonical FEL TEMP REPARATIO fallen horseman type, conveying Roman military supremacy. A control letter appears in the left field, and a dot is present in the centre of the design. The mint signature and officina letter are placed in the exergue. A beaded border surrounds the reverse field. |
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