RIC VII Constantinople 59, AE3, Bronze, struck at Constantinople, 330–333 AD. Obverse: bust of constantine i, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: two soldiers, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, standing facing each other, each holding reversed spear in outer hand and resting inner hand on shield; between them, two standards. Weight about 2.3 g, diameter 18.1 mm.
| mint | Constantinople | weight | 2.29g (15) |
| ruler | Constantine I | diameter | ⌀18.1 (5) |
| denomination | AE3 | axis | 9↕ (6) |
| material | Bronze | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Bust of Constantine I, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG
reverse
Two soldiers, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, standing facing each other, each holding reversed spear in outer hand and resting inner hand on shield; between them, two standards
GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS
specimens (24)
British Museum (RIC VII)
British Museum
2.48g
British Museum
2.56g
British Museum (RIC VII)
Harvard Art Museums
2.62g
12↕
British Museum
2.25g
British Museum (RIC VII)
British Museum (RIC VII)
British Museum
1.88g
British Museum
2.43g
British Museum (RIC VII)
British Museum
2.57g
British Museum (RIC VII)
KENOM
1.94g
⌀16.2
6↕
KENOM
2.17g
⌀18.1
5↕
KENOM
2.11g
⌀19.6
6↕
KENOM
2.34g
⌀18.4
12↕
British Museum (RIC VII)
British Museum
2.45g
British Museum (RIC VII)
British Museum
2.13g
Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE)
2.15g
12↕
Open Context
2.20g
⌀18.0
Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE)
Cite this coin
RIC VII Constantinople 59 (ric.7.cnp.59), 330–333 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-vii-constantinople-59/ (accessed: 2026-08-23). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA