Nummus - Constantinus II PROVIDENTIAE CAESS; Thessalonica
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Constantine I (Flavius Valerius Constantinus) (306-337)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 326-328 |
| Value | Nummus / Follis (1⁄180) |
| Currency | Solidus, Reform of Constantine (AD 310/324 – 395) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 3.4 g |
| Diameter | 19 mm |
| Thickness | 1.9 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 119826 |
| References | RIC VII# 157 Patrick Magnus Bruun; 1966. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 7. Constantine I – Licinius (AD 313–337). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.7.thes.157Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) , RCV IV# 17236David R. Sear; 2011. Roman Coins and Their Values / Volume 4. The Tetrarchies and the Rise of the House of Constantine AD 284-337. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Bust of Constantinus II left, laureate, draped, cuirassed.
Script: Latin
Lettering: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C
Unabridged legend: Constantinus Junior Nobilis Caesar.
Translation: Constantinus Junior Noble Caesar.
Reverse
Camp gate without doors, top layer with dots, a star between two turrets above.
Scripts: Latin, Greek
Lettering: PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS
Unabridged legend: Providentia Caesarum.
Translation: The Foresight of the Caesars.
Edge
Rough
Mint
| SMTS | Thessalonica, Macedonia, modern-day Thessaloniki, Greece |
Comments
Number of stone layers varies, usually between 6 and 9.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (326-328) | 2nd Officina (SMTSB) | 37% | |||||||||||||
| ND (326-328) | 4th Officina (SMTSΔ) | 51% | |||||||||||||
| ND (326-328) | 5th Officina (SMTSϵ) | 3% | |||||||||||||
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