RIC VIII Alexandria 61, Small AE2, Bronze, struck at Alexandria, 348–350 AD. Obverse: bust of constans, laureate, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, left, holding globe in right hand. Reverse: soldier, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, advancing right, head left, leading small bare-headed figure from a hut beneath a tree with right hand and holding spear in left hand; spear pointing downwards between soldier's legs. Weight about 3.8 g, diameter 20.7 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 3.85g (8) |
| ruler | Constantius II | diameter | ⌀20.7 (7) |
| denomination | Small AE2 | axis | 10↕ (7) |
| material | Bronze | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Bust of Constans, laureate, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, left, holding globe in right hand
D N CONSTA-NS P F AVG
reverse
Soldier, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, advancing right, head left, leading small bare-headed figure from a hut beneath a tree with right hand and holding spear in left hand; spear pointing downwards between soldier's legs
FEL TEMP REPA-RATIO
specimens (9)
American Numismatic Society
3.49g
⌀20.0
12↕
American Numismatic Society
4.93g
⌀21.0
6↕
American Numismatic Society
2.11g
⌀20.0
6↕
American Numismatic Society
3.08g
⌀20.0
12↕
American Numismatic Society
4.56g
⌀20.5
12↕
American Numismatic Society
4.63g
⌀22.0
11↕
KENOM
3.61g
⌀21.3
11↕
British Museum
4.36g
Cite this coin
RIC VIII Alexandria 61 (ric.8.alex.61), 348–350 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-viii-alexandria-61/ (accessed: 2026-11-01). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA