Title
Coin: nummus (AE 2) of Constans
Date
348-350 CE
Creator
Unknown (Roman)
Roman
Coverage
Style/Period: Late Empire
Discovery Site: Minted in the 2nd officina of the mint in Treveri (Trier), Germany
Repository: Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa / Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines, Université d'Ottawa
Type
coins and medals
Format
Materials/Techniques: billon; struck from an obverse (heads) and reverse (tails) die
Measurements: 21 to 22 mm in diameter, 4.756 grams
Description
Obverse legend: D(ominus) N(oster) CONSTA-NS P(ius) F(elix) AVG(ustus), translation: Our Lord Constans, Dutiful and Fortunate Augustus; pearl diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Constans facing right, with A in left field. Reverse legend: FEL(icium) TEMP(orum) -REPARATIO, translation: The restoration of fortunate times; emperor in military dress holding Victory on a globe in his right hand and a labarum in his left, standing facing left on a ship facing left, with Victory sitting in the stern facing the bow and holding the rudder; A in left field; mint mark in exergue: TR with officina mark S. RIC VIII, p. 154, no. 243.
Identifier
Repository Accession Number: 986.1.74
Record: UO-MCA-986-1-74
Source
Cataloguer: Gabrielle Clark, University of Ottawa
Photographer: Niġel Klemenčič-Puglisevich
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