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Constantius II, as Augustus (AD 337-361). AV solidus (22mm, 4.45 gm, 6h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 4/5. Rome, AD 355-357. FL IVL CONST-ANTIVS P F AVG, helmeted, diademed and cuirassed bust of Constantius II facing slightly to right, spear in right hand over shoulder, shield decorated with star motif in left / GLORIA-REI-PVBLICAE, Roma and Constantinopolis enthroned facing one another, holding shield between them inscribed VOT/XXX/MVLT/XXXX; (branch) RSMP (branch) in exergue. RIC VIII 291 (R). Depeyrot 14/1.
Ex Heritage 3037 (4-5 January 2015), lot 30157.
The armored three-quarter facing bust type seen on this solidus was an innovation by Constantius II that became an archetype for Late Roman and Byzantine coinage struck at Eastern mints. Later die engravers took less care to produce a distinctive portrait, however, and from the later fourth century forward the imperial busts became generic and virtually interchangeable.
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Estimate: 3000-4000 USD
Constantius II, as Augustus (AD 337-361). AV solidus (22mm, 4.45 gm, 6h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 4/5. Rome, AD 355-357. FL IVL CONST-ANTIVS P F AVG, helmeted, diademed and cuirassed bust of Constantius II facing slightly to right, spear in right hand over shoulder, shield decorated with star motif in left / GLORIA-REI-PVBLICAE, Roma and Constantinopolis enthroned facing one another, holding shield between them inscribed VOT/XXX/MVLT/XXXX; (branch) RSMP (branch) in exergue. RIC VIII 291 (R). Depeyrot 14/1.
Ex Heritage 3037 (4-5 January 2015), lot 30157.
The armored three-quarter facing bust type seen on this solidus was an innovation by Constantius II that became an archetype for Late Roman and Byzantine coinage struck at Eastern mints. Later die engravers took less care to produce a distinctive portrait, however, and from the later fourth century forward the imperial busts became generic and virtually interchangeable.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-constantius-ii-as-augustus-ad-337-361-av-solidus-22mm-445-gm-6h-ngc-choice-auand-9733-5/a/3076-30307.s?type=CoinArchives3076
HID02906262019
© 2019 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 3000-4000 USD