RIC VIII Constantinople 88, Small AE2, Bronze, struck at Constantinople, 348–351 AD. Obverse: bust of constans, pearl-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 4.4 g, diameter 22.5 mm.
| mint | Constantinople | weight | 4.39g (4) |
| ruler | Constantius II | diameter | ⌀22.5 (1) |
| denomination | Small AE2 | axis | 11↕ (1) |
| material | Bronze | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Bust of Constans, pearl-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 (7)
British Museum
5.05g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
British Museum
3.36g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
KENOM
4.89g
⌀22.5
11↕
British Museum
4.26g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
Cite this coin
RIC VIII Constantinople 88 (ric.8.cnp.88), 348–351 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-viii-constantinople-88/ (accessed: 2026-08-25). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA