Nummus - Constantius Gallus as Caesar (Γ* / FEL TEMP REPARATIO; Thessalonica) (350-355) front Nummus - Constantius Gallus as Caesar (Γ* / FEL TEMP REPARATIO; Thessalonica) (350-355) back
Nummus - Constantius Gallus as Caesar (Γ* / FEL TEMP REPARATIO; Thessalonica) (350-355) photo
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Nummus - Constantius Gallus as Caesar Γ* / FEL TEMP REPARATIO; Thessalonica

 
Bronze 5.8 g 22 mm
Description
Issuer
Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor
Constantius II (337-361)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Years
350-355
Value
Nummus (1⁄7200)
Currency
Solidus, Reform of Constantine (AD 310/324 – 395)
Composition
Bronze
Weight
5.8 g
Diameter
22 mm
Shape
Round (irregular)
Technique
Hammered
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#371518
Rarity index
95%

Reverse

Soldier, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, advancing left, spearing fallen horseman with right hand and wearing shield on left arm; shield on ground to right; horseman wearing a pointed cap, sitting right, raising both hands

Scripts: Latin, Greek

Lettering:
FEL TEMP RE-PARATIO
Γ/*

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about this coin is that it features an image of Constantius Gallus as Caesar, who was a prominent Roman general and politician, and later became the Western Roman Emperor from 351 to 354 AD.