RIC VIII Antioch 56, AE3, Bronze, struck at Antioch, Syria, 337–347 AD. Obverse: head of constantius ii, pearl-diademed, 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 1.7 g, diameter 15.3 mm.
| mint | Antioch, Syria | weight | 1.69g (14) |
| ruler | Constantius II | diameter | ⌀15.3 (11) |
| denomination | AE3 | axis | 8↕ (7) |
| material | Bronze | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Head of Constantius II, pearl-diademed, right
CONSTAN-TIVS 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)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz
2.07g
6↕
British Museum
1.37g
12↕
British Museum (RIC VIII)
Harvard Art Museums
1.61g
1↕
KENOM
1.56g
⌀14.2
10↕
KENOM
1.97g
⌀14.8
12↕
KENOM
1.14g
⌀14.3
6↕
KENOM
1.75g
⌀15.0
11↕
Open Context
1.80g
⌀15.7
Open Context
1.85g
⌀16.5
Open Context
1.50g
⌀16.0
Open Context
1.80g
⌀16.0
Open Context
1.95g
⌀15.0
Open Context
1.40g
⌀15.8
Open Context
1.90g
⌀15.5
Cite this coin
RIC VIII Antioch 56 (ric.8.anch.56), 337–347 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-viii-antioch-56/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA