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Constantius II, as Augustus (AD 337-361). AV solidus (21mm, 4.46 gm, 5h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 4/5. Antioch, 4th officina, AD 355-361. FL IVL CONSTAN-TIVS PERP AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted, cuirassed bust of Constantius II facing, head slightly right, spear in right hand over shoulder, shield in left decorated with horseman motif / GLORIA-REI-PVBLICAE, Roma enthroned facing, spear in left hand, and Constantinopolis enthroned left, grounded scepter in left hand, jointly holding between them with their right hands a shield inscribed VOT/XXX/MVLT/XXXX; • in central field, •SMANΔ• in exergue. RIC VIII 170. Perfectly struck and centered. Lovely high relief dies.
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: 1000-2000 USD
Constantius II, as Augustus (AD 337-361). AV solidus (21mm, 4.46 gm, 5h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 4/5. Antioch, 4th officina, AD 355-361. FL IVL CONSTAN-TIVS PERP AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted, cuirassed bust of Constantius II facing, head slightly right, spear in right hand over shoulder, shield in left decorated with horseman motif / GLORIA-REI-PVBLICAE, Roma enthroned facing, spear in left hand, and Constantinopolis enthroned left, grounded scepter in left hand, jointly holding between them with their right hands a shield inscribed VOT/XXX/MVLT/XXXX; • in central field, •SMANΔ• in exergue. RIC VIII 170. Perfectly struck and centered. Lovely high relief dies.
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-21mm-446-gm-5h-ngc-choice-auand-9733-5-5-4-5/a/3094-34253.s?type=CoinArchives3094
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 1000-2000 USD