Constans AE 1/2 Centenionalis, Phoenix reverse
Constans. (337-350 AD). AE 1/2 Centenionalis (19 mm, 1.93 g), Siscia, 1st officina, 348-350.
Obv. D N CONSTANS P F AVG, Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right.
Rev. FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Phoenix standing right upon rocky mound; ASIS (symbol) in exergue.
RIC VIII 246.
Green patina. Good very fine.
The phoenix, a symbol of rebirth, here represents the hope for a 'restoration of happier times'.
Ex CNG Electronic Auction 267 (2011), lot 506.