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RIC VIII Constantinople 93

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

RIC VIII Constantinople 93. Denomination: AE3. Authority: Constantius II. Mint: Constantinople. The obverse shows bust of Constantius II, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG. The reverse shows phoenix, radiate, standing right on globe, with the legend FEL TEMP REPARATIO.

Related types with the same reverse, struck at other mints or with different marks or bust details, are consolidated here and listed under varieties: RIC VIII Nicomedia 73.

Evidence at a glance

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Historical context

Elevated to Caesar in 324 and Augustus in 337 alongside his brothers, he initially governed Greece, Thrace, the Asian provinces, and Egypt. His reign was marked by warfare against the Sasanian Empire, Germanic peoples, and domestic usurpers such as Magnentius, whom he defeated to become sole ruler of the Roman Empire.

This AE3 bronze and billon coin was issued under the authority of Constantius II at the mint of Constantinople, with related varieties produced at Nicomedia. It bears the imperial obverse legend "D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG". The reverse depicts a radiate phoenix standing right upon a globe, accompanied by the inscription "FEL TEMP REPARATIO".

Physical characteristics

Material
Billon; Bronze
Denomination
AE3

Technical characteristics

Mint
Constantinople
Authority
Constantius II

Design

Obverse
Bust of Constantius II, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse
Phoenix, radiate, standing right on globe
Obverse legend
D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
FEL TEMP REPARATIO

Identification

Type reference
RIC VIII Constantinople 93
Denomination and metal
AE3, Billon; Bronze
Obverse legend to match
D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG
Reverse legend to match
FEL TEMP REPARATIO
Source note
Type description from the American Numismatic Society's Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE); individual specimens differ in die, flan size, weight and wear, and legend breaks may vary.

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Varieties

  • RIC VIII Nicomedia 73

    Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.

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