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 4.0 g, diameter 21.3 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 3.99g (2) |
| ruler | Constantius II | diameter | ⌀21.3 (1) |
| denomination | Small AE2 | axis | 11↕ (1) |
| 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 (3)
KENOM
3.61g
⌀21.3
11↕
British Museum
4.36g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
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: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA