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Nummus - Constantius II VOT XX MVLT XXX, Antioch
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint, Antioch |
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| Year | 347-348 |
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| Currency | Solidus, Reform of Constantine (AD 310/324 – 395) |
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| Obverse description | Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Constantius II facing right, rendered in the late Roman imperial style characteristic of the Constantinian period. The diadem consists of a row of pearls, clearly delineated on the portrait. The obverse legend, reading D N CONSTAN-TIVS P AVG, is disposed around the bust in a circular arrangement within a beaded border. The engraving displays the stylized linear treatment typical of mid-fourth-century nummi from eastern mints. |
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| Obverse lettering | D N CONSTAN-TIVS P AVG |
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The VOT XX MVLT XXX legend marks a specific dynastic moment: the twentieth anniversary of Constantius II's rule as Caesar, celebrated in 347–348 alongside his brothers Constans and Constantinus II — or rather, the two who remained. Constantinus II had already died in 340 attempting to seize Constans's western territories, so by the time these vow coins circulated, the fraternal triumvirate was quietly already broken. The Antioch mint was among the most prolific producers of this commemorative type across the empire.
The "var." designation against RIC VIII 113 typically signals a die or officina mark deviation not catalogued in the primary reference.