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Nummus - Constantius II Phoenix, FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Arelate
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 348-350 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a phoenix, the mythological bird of renewal and eternity, standing upon a rocky globe or mound, facing right with wings slightly raised, symbolising the restoration of the Golden Age under Constantius II. This type is one of three principal reverse designs employed in the Fel Temp Reparatio series, and is notably the rarest of the group. The encircling legend FEL TEMP REPARATIO frames the device, while the exergue bears the mint mark identifying the workshop at Arelatum. The overall execution is characteristic of the Arelate mint's output in the 348–350 period, with surface patination and moderate wear consistent with circulation use. |
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| Mintage | ND (348-350) - 1st Officina (PARL-palm branch right) - ND (348-350) - 2nd Officina (SARL-palm branch right) - |
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The FEL TEMP REPARATIO ("the return of happy times") series was launched under Constantius II and Constans as a deliberate propaganda campaign tied to the 1,100th anniversary of Rome's founding in 348 AD. The phoenix type — this particular variety from the Arelate mint — was the shortest-lived of the three reverse types in the series, discontinued well before the usurpation of Magnentius in 350 brought the western mints under entirely different authority.
Arelate, modern Arles, had been elevated to one of the most productive western mints under Constantine I and remained so through this issue.