AE2 / Bronze

About this Item

Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.08.4519
Other Object Numbers: 07711 (PV_NUMBER)
Object Name: AE2
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Lot: Dattari, Giannino
Object Category: Numismatic
Object Type: Coins
Cultures: Roman Imperial
Materials: Bronze

Measurements

Weight: 4.80
Diameter: 2.1

Date

Earliest Date: 351
Latest Date: 354
Date: 351-354 AD

Numismatic Information

Coin Denomination: AE2
Coin Authority: Constantius Gallus
Coin Mint: Cyzicus
Coin Obverse Description: Bust of Constantius Gallus to right, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed
Coin Obverse Inscription Text: DNFLCLCONSTANTIVSNOBCAES
Coin Obverse Inscription: DNFLCLCONSTANTIVSNOBCAES
Coin Reverse Description: Helmeted soldier to left, shield on left arm, spearing fallen horseman; shield on ground at right; horseman is beardless and wears pointed cap, turns to face soldier and extends right arm.
Coin Reverse Inscription: [FELTE]MPRE PARATIO; in field left, •S•; in ex.,SMKS

Publications and Exhibitions

Publications: Late Roman Bronze Coinage, AD 324-498, Part 2: Bronze Roman Imperial Coinage of the Later Empire, A.D. 346-498. Carson, R.A.G., Hill, P.V. and Kent, J.P.C.. London: Spink & Son, Ltd., 1960.

Roman Imperial Coinage, Vol. VIII: The Family of Constantine I, A.D. 337-364. Kent, J.P.C. (ed. by C.H.V. Sutherland and R.A.G. Carson). London: Spink & Son, Ltd., 1981.

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Record: 0000.08.4519
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.08.4519/1

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