Nummus of Constantius II | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2005.115.344
People: Constantius II, Roman (r. 337-361)
Title: Nummus of Constantius II
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 347-348
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Uncertain Mint
Period: Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture: Roman
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/20418

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

1.36 g

Die Axis

6

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG
Reverse Inscription: VOT XX MVLT XXX

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Collection of Margarete Bieber

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: RIC IX, uncertain mint

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Celia and Walter Gilbert, Claude-Claire Grenier, and the Marian H. Phinney Fund
Accession Year: 2005
Object Number: 2005.115.344
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Pearl-diademed head right
Rev.: VOT/XX/MVLT/XXX in four lines within wreath, mintmark below

Verification Level

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