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RIC VIII Rome 259

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RIC VIII Rome 259, Reduced AE2, Bronze, struck at Rome, 352–355 AD. Obverse: bust of constantius ii, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right; δ 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 3.3 g, diameter 21.0 mm.
mint Rome weight 3.35g (2)
ruler Constantius II diameter ⌀21.0 (1)
denomination Reduced AE2 axis 7↕ (1)
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; Δ 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 (3)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 3.00g ⌀21.0 7↕
British Museum 3.69g
British Museum (RIC VIII)

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RIC VIII Rome 259 (ric.8.rom.259), 352–355 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-viii-rome-259/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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