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Nummus - Constantius II FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Thessalonica
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 350-355 |
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| Reference(s) | RIC VIII#189, OCRE#ric.8.thes.189 |
| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Emperor Constantius II, depicted pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed, with finely rendered hair swept back in rows of beads. The effigy conveys imperial authority through the layered cuirass and paludamentum visible at the shoulder. The legend encircles the bust along the coin's periphery. The portrait follows the stylized late Roman convention, with a relatively elongated neck and frontal eye characteristic of mid-4th-century imperial coinage. The overall relief is well-defined despite the hammered fabric of the flan. |
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| Reverse description | A helmeted, draped, and cuirassed Roman soldier advances to the left, thrusting a spear downward with his right hand to spear a fallen enemy horseman beneath him, while bearing a shield on his left arm; a second shield lies on the ground to the right. The barbarian horseman, unhorsed, turns to face his attacker and raises his left arm in a gesture of supplication or defense. This is the classic 'fallen horseman' type of the FEL TEMP REPARATIO series, symbolizing Roman military supremacy and the restoration of the golden age. The mint mark appears in the exergue, and an officina letter is placed in the left field. The reverse legend encircles the scene along the outer border. |
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| Mintage | ND (350-355) - 1st officina (A in left field) - ND (350-355) - 2nd officina (B in left field) - ND (350-355) - 3rd officina (Γ in left field) - ND (350-355) - 4th officina (Δ in left field) - ND (350-355) - 5th officina (∈ in left field) - |
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