RIC VIII Alexandria 21, AE3, Bronze, struck at Alexandria, 340–340 AD. Obverse: bust of constans, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: two soldiers, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, facing front, heads toward each other, each holding inverted spear in outer hand and resting inner hand on shield; between them, a standard. Weight about 1.5 g, diameter 14.8 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 1.48g (8) |
| ruler | Constantius II | diameter | ⌀14.8 (1) |
| denomination | AE3 | axis | 6↕ (1) |
| material | Bronze | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Bust of Constans, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
CONST-ANS AVG
reverse
Two soldiers, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, facing front, heads toward each other, each holding inverted spear in outer hand and resting inner hand on shield; between them, a standard
GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS
specimens (15)
British Museum
1.82g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
British Museum
1.83g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
British Museum
1.32g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
1.23g
⌀14.8
6↕
British Museum
1.28g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
British Museum
1.35g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
British Museum
1.70g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
British Museum
1.30g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
Cite this coin
RIC VIII Alexandria 21 (ric.8.alex.21), 340–340 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-viii-alexandria-21/ (accessed: 2026-10-07). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA