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RIC VIII Rome 256

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RIC VIII Rome 256, Reduced AE2, Bronze, struck at Rome, 352–355 AD. Obverse: bust of constantius ii, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right; b behind bust. Reverse: soldier, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, advancing left, spearing fallen horseman with right hand and wearing shield on left arm; shield on ground to right; horseman wearing a pointed cap, falling forward, clutching horse's neck. Weight about 3.9 g.
obverse RIC VIII Rome 256
obverse: Bust of Constantius II, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right; B behind bust
mint Rome weight 3.95g (8)
ruler Constantius II diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Reduced AE2 axis 9↕ (2)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Constantius II, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right; B behind bust

D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG
reverse

Soldier, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, advancing left, spearing fallen horseman with right hand and wearing shield on left arm; shield on ground to right; horseman wearing a pointed cap, falling forward, clutching horse's neck

FEL TEMP RE-PARATIO
specimens (14)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz 4.92g 6↕
British Museum 2.68g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
RIC VIII Rome 256, harvard
Harvard Art Museums 4.99g 12↕
British Museum 4.94g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
British Museum 3.51g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
British Museum 3.90g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
British Museum 3.20g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
British Museum 3.44g
British Museum (RIC VIII)

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RIC VIII Rome 256 (ric.8.rom.256), 352–355 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-viii-rome-256/ (accessed: 2026-09-03). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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