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RIC VIII Cyzicus 79

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RIC VIII Cyzicus 79, Small AE2, Bronze, struck at Cyzicus, 348–350 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 4.2 g.
mint Cyzicus weight 4.16g (3)
ruler Constantius II diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Small AE2 axis ↕ (0)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Constans, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, left, holding globe in right hand

CONSTANS 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 REP-ARATIO
specimens (6)
British Museum 4.19g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
British Museum 3.66g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
British Museum 4.64g
British Museum (RIC VIII)

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RIC VIII Cyzicus 79 (ric.8.cyz.79), 348–350 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-viii-cyzicus-79/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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