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Nummus - Constantius I Elongated head, shorter neck, CONSTANTIVS NOB C; GENIO POPVLI ROMANI; Londinium

Features

Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Maximian Herculius (Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus) (286-305)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 300-305
Value Nummus / Follis (¼)
Currency Argenteus, Reform of Diocletian (AD 293/301 – 310/324)
Composition Bronze
Weight 9.83 g
Diameter 25.92 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
373532
References RIC VI# 22
Harold Mattingly, Percy H. Webb, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland; 2003. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 6. From Diocletian's Reform (AD 294) to the Death of Maximinus (AD 313) (Reprint). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
, OCRE# ric.6.lon.22
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Constantius Chlorus (elongated head, shorter neck type), laureate, cuirassed, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: CONSTANTIVS NOB C

Unabridged legend: Constantius Nobilissimus Caesar.

Translation: Constantius most noble Caesar.

Reverse

Genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand.
No mintmark (London).

Script: Latin

Lettering: GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI

Translation: To the Genius (guardian) of the Roman people.

Mint

Londinium / Augusta, modern-day London, United Kingdom

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (300-305) 

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