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Nummus - Constantius II PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, Cyzicus
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 326-327 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Struck at Cyzicus in the years immediately following the Council of Nicaea, this issue belongs to a period when Constantius II was still Caesar under his father Constantine I — not yet the sole emperor he would become after the dynastic massacres of 337. The PROVIDENTIAE CAESS reverse type was a deliberate propaganda piece, asserting imperial foresight and planning at a moment when Constantine was restructuring both the Roman state and its official relationship with Christianity.
Cyzicus was among the more productive eastern mints of this period. RIC VII 48 is well-attested across collections, though officina variations exist within the type.