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RIC VIII Rome 273

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RIC VIII Rome 273, AE3, Bronze, struck at Rome, 352–355 AD. Obverse: bust of constantius ii, laureate, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. 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 facing soldier, extending left arm. Weight about 1.7 g, diameter 17.4 mm.
mint Rome weight 1.75g (2)
ruler Constantius II diameter ⌀17.4 (1)
denomination AE3 axis 6↕ (1)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Constantius II, laureate, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right

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 facing soldier, extending left arm

FEL TEMP RE-PARATIO
specimens (3)
British Museum 1.79g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 1.70g ⌀17.4 6↕

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RIC VIII Rome 273 (ric.8.rom.273), 352–355 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-viii-rome-273/ (accessed: 2026-09-10). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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