Coin: æ follis

Museum number:
8-7094
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080007094
Alternate number:
8-6534 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin: Aes Folles; Æ; type: r1; size: 15.5 mm; weight: 1.77 grams; condition: fair. Obverse: (B5) bust laureate, turned right, wearing a cuirass. Inscription: CONSTANTINUS IUN NOB C. Reverse: two soldiers, helmeted, standing looking a one another, reversed spear in outer hands, inner hands on shield resting on ground; between them one standard. Inscription: GLOR-IA EXERC-ITUS CONSB.
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Constantinople (ancient city)
Production place:
Constantinople (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Constantinian Dynasty (313–363 AD)
Collector:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Constantius II (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: GLOR-IA EXERC-ITUS CONSB and Obverse legend: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Folles
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
336-337 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 15.5 millimeters and weight 1.77 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Coin: æ follis, accession number 8-7094, described as Coin: Aes Folles; Æ; type: r1; size: 15.5 mm; weight: 1.77 grams; condition: fair. Obverse: (B5) bust laureate, turned right, wearing a cuirass. Inscription: CONSTANTINUS IUN NOB C. Reverse: two soldiers, helmeted, standing looking a one another, reversed spear in outer hands, inner hands on shield resting on ground; between them one standard. Inscription: GLOR-IA EXERC-ITUS CONSB.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Coin: æ follis, accession number 8-7094, described as Coin: Aes Folles; Æ; type: r1; size: 15.5 mm; weight: 1.77 grams; condition: fair. Obverse: (B5) bust laureate, turned right, wearing a cuirass. Inscription: CONSTANTINUS IUN NOB C. Reverse: two soldiers, helmeted, standing looking a one another, reversed spear in outer hands, inner hands on shield resting on ground; between them one standard. Inscription: GLOR-IA EXERC-ITUS CONSB.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Coin: æ follis, accession number 8-7094, described as Coin: Aes Folles; Æ; type: r1; size: 15.5 mm; weight: 1.77 grams; condition: fair. Obverse: (B5) bust laureate, turned right, wearing a cuirass. Inscription: CONSTANTINUS IUN NOB C. Reverse: two soldiers, helmeted, standing looking a one another, reversed spear in outer hands, inner hands on shield resting on ground; between them one standard. Inscription: GLOR-IA EXERC-ITUS CONSB.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Coin: æ follis, accession number 8-7094, described as Coin: Aes Folles; Æ; type: r1; size: 15.5 mm; weight: 1.77 grams; condition: fair. Obverse: (B5) bust laureate, turned right, wearing a cuirass. Inscription: CONSTANTINUS IUN NOB C. Reverse: two soldiers, helmeted, standing looking a one another, reversed spear in outer hands, inner hands on shield resting on ground; between them one standard. Inscription: GLOR-IA EXERC-ITUS CONSB.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ follis, accession number 8-7094, described as Coin: Aes Folles; Æ; type: r1; size: 15.5 mm; weight: 1.77 grams; condition: fair. Obverse: (B5) bust laureate, turned right, wearing a cuirass. Inscription: CONSTANTINUS IUN NOB C. Reverse: two soldiers, helmeted, standing looking a one another, reversed spear in outer hands, inner hands on shield resting on ground; between them one standard. Inscription: GLOR-IA EXERC-ITUS CONSB.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ follis, accession number 8-7094, described as Coin: Aes Folles; Æ; type: r1; size: 15.5 mm; weight: 1.77 grams; condition: fair. Obverse: (B5) bust laureate, turned right, wearing a cuirass. Inscription: CONSTANTINUS IUN NOB C. Reverse: two soldiers, helmeted, standing looking a one another, reversed spear in outer hands, inner hands on shield resting on ground; between them one standard. Inscription: GLOR-IA EXERC-ITUS CONSB.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ follis, accession number 8-7094, described as Coin: Aes Folles; Æ; type: r1; size: 15.5 mm; weight: 1.77 grams; condition: fair. Obverse: (B5) bust laureate, turned right, wearing a cuirass. Inscription: CONSTANTINUS IUN NOB C. Reverse: two soldiers, helmeted, standing looking a one another, reversed spear in outer hands, inner hands on shield resting on ground; between them one standard. Inscription: GLOR-IA EXERC-ITUS CONSB.

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