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RIC VIII Siscia 257

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RIC VIII Siscia 257, Large AE2, Bronze, struck at Siscia, 348–350 AD. Obverse: bust of constantius ii, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right; a 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 onto hands and knees. Weight about 4.8 g.
mint Siscia weight 4.85g (3)
ruler Constans diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Large AE2 axis ↕ (0)
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; A 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 onto hands and knees

FEL TEMP - REPARATIO
specimens (6)
British Museum 4.61g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
British Museum 4.41g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
British Museum 5.52g
British Museum (RIC VIII)

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RIC VIII Siscia 257 (ric.8.sis.257), 348–350 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-viii-siscia-257/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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