RIC VIII Constantinople 92, 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 4.5 g, diameter 22.3 mm.
| mint | Constantinople | weight | 4.54g (6) |
| ruler | Constantius II | diameter | ⌀22.3 (1) |
| denomination | Small AE2 | axis | 12↕ (3) |
| 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 (9)
KENOM
5.21g
⌀22.3
12↕
British Museum
4.67g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
British Museum
4.06g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
Harvard Art Museums
4.94g
12↕
British Museum
4.40g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE)
3.94g
12↕
Cite this coin
RIC VIII Constantinople 92 (ric.8.cnp.92), 348–351 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-viii-constantinople-92/ (accessed: 2026-08-26). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA