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Solidus - Constantius II GLORIA REIPVBLICAE, Nicomedia
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 355-361 |
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| Diameter | 22 mm |
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| Obverse description | Diademed bust of Constantius II facing right, wearing a pearl diadem composed of multiple rows of pearls, with finely rendered hair swept back in ridged waves. The emperor is depicted with a draped paludamentum visible at the truncation. The obverse legend D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG (Dominus Noster Constantius Pius Felix Augustus) runs along the periphery, framed by a raised border. The portrait displays the characteristic late Roman imperial style, with an idealised yet individualised physiognomy, reflecting the refined craftsmanship of the Nicomedia mint. |
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| Reverse description | Two enthroned personifications face one another in a formal, symmetrical composition: Roma, helmeted and draped, seated facing front at left, holding a spear in her left hand; and Constantinopolis, draped and helmeted, seated facing left with her right foot resting on a ship's prow, holding a sceptre in her left hand. Together they support a wreath inscribed VOT/XXXX above, symbolising the emperor's votive celebrations. The reverse legend GLORIA - REI - PVBLICAE (Glory of the State) runs along the upper field, while the officina letter and mint mark SMNS appear in the exergue, identifying the Nicomedia mint, sixth officina. |
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| Mintage | ND (355-361) SMN∈ - 5th officina (∈) - ND (355-361) SMNA - 1st officina (A) - ND (355-361) SMNB - 2nd officina (B) - ND (355-361) SMNH - 8th officina (H) - ND (355-361) SMNI - 10th officina (I) - ND (355-361) SMNS - 6th officina (S) - ND (355-361) SMNZ - 7th officina (Z) - ND (355-361) SMNΓ - 3rd officina (Γ) - ND (355-361) SMNΔ - 4th officina (Δ) - ND (355-361) SMNΘ - 9th officina (Θ) - |
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