Æ In the name of Constantius II; Round boat; without star
Features
| Issuer |
Uncertain Germanic tribes
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 348-425 |
| Currency | Solidus (circa 301-750) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 6.05 g |
| Diameter | 23 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 153937 |
| References | B/Imit# 27 Pierre Bastien; 1985. “Imitations of Roman Bronze Coins, AD 318-363”, Museum Notes, Volume 30, pages 143-177. |
Obverse
Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust facing right and surrounded by nonsensical legend.
Script: Latin
Lettering: D N CONSTAN - TIVS PP AVC
Translation:
Dominus Noster Constantius Perpetuus Augustus
Our Lord, Constantius, perpetual August
Reverse
Two people on a boat with staff in-between, all surrounded by legend.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
FELLTUVCC - IIASPPREI
·LC
Translation:
[Felicitas Temporum Reparatio]
[Happy times are restored]
Edge
Plain
Comments
This coin is said to be struck from the mid-4th to early-5th centuries. While the mintmarks on most of these types are of uncertain mints, the prototypes for those coins were either struck in Lugdunum/Lyon mint, with those two types both being first struck in 548. With that being said, that is the most-likely beginning date for this entire type of AE struck by an Uncertain Germanic Tribe.
The denominations of bronze coins that are unknown to numismatists are referred to as Æ (AE), followed by the coin's diameter. The Æ part simply means the coin is made of a base alloy, and because the diameter of these coins is never exactly as intended, different numbers can appear after the Æ for the same type.
The exact lettering of the surrounding legend may vary; while some coins have legible legends, the legends of others may have been reduced to basically only lines.
The denominations of bronze coins that are unknown to numismatists are referred to as Æ (AE), followed by the coin's diameter. The Æ part simply means the coin is made of a base alloy, and because the diameter of these coins is never exactly as intended, different numbers can appear after the Æ for the same type.
The exact lettering of the surrounding legend may vary; while some coins have legible legends, the legends of others may have been reduced to basically only lines.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (348-425) ·LC | Imitating Lugdunum/Lyon mint | ||||||||||||||
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