Title
Coin: nummus (AE 3) of Constantine II
Date
321 CE
Creator
Unknown (Roman)
Roman
Coverage
Style/Period: Late Roman (Constantine II)
Discovery Site: Minted in the 2nd officina of the mint in Rome, Italy.
Repository: Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa / Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines, Université d'Ottawa
Type
coins and medals
Format
Materials/Techniques: Silver-washed bronze; struck from an obverse (heads) and reverse (tails) die
Measurements: 18 mm to 19 mm in diameter, 2.777 grams
Description
Obverse legend: CONSTANTINVS IVN(ior) NOB(ilissimus) C(aesar), translation: Constantinus the Youth, Most Noble Caesar; draped, cuirassed, and laureate bust of Constantine II facing right. Reverse legend: CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, translation: of our Caesars; laurel wreath enclosing VOT(is)/V(=quinquennalibus), translation: vows for the fifth anniversary of the reign, in context: vows for the fifth anniversary of the reign of our Caesars; mint mark in exergue: RS. RIC VII, p. 321, no. 236.
Subject
coins (money); bronze (metal); silver (metal); dies (tools); Constantine II
Identifier
Repository Accession Number: 986.1.101
Record: UO-MCA-986-1-101
Source
Cataloguer: Deanna Regan, University of Ottawa
Photographer: Melissa Mourez, University of Ottawa
Image Date: 2018-02-16
Rights
The images are provided by the Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa. For contact information, visit the Museum website: https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/en/museum | Les images sont fournies par le Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines de l'Université d’Ottawa. Visitez le site du musée pour les coordonnées : https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/fr/musee