Coin: Aes Folles; Æ; type: s; size: 16.5 mm; weight: 1.66 grams; condition: fair. Obverse: (B5) bust laureate turned right, wearing a cuirass. Inscription: CONSTANTINUS IUN NOB C. Reverse: two soldiers, helmeted, standing looking at one another, reversed spear in outer hands, inner hands on shield resting on ground; between them one standard. Inscription: GLOR-IA EXERC-ITUS SMANE.
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Antioch on the Orontes (ancient city), ancient Syria
Verbatim coll. place:
Syria
Production place:
Antioch on the Orontes (ancient city), ancient Syria
Culture or time period:
Constantinian Dynasty (313–363 AD)
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Constantine II (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
Obverse legend: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C and Reverse legend: GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS SMANE