CLARK COLLECTION OF ANCIENT ART:

ANCIENT COINS (211 through 223)




EC.72.211

Denomination: ?

Date: c. 337-361 CE

Obverse: Laureate head facing right

Inscription: CONSTANTIUS AUG

Reverse: Fortress

Inscription: PROVIDENTIA...AUGG...
Translated: To Imperial Providence...

Notes: Issued under Constantius II. Duplicate EC.72.209, EC.72.210.

Weight: 3 g

EC.72.212

Denomination: ?

Date: 348-361 CE

Obverse: Laureate bust of Constans facing right

Inscription: faint

Reverse: Constans standing on a galley holding a globe with phoenix and a standard with a Chi-Rho; on stern a seated Victory steering the galley

Inscription: FEL TEMP REPARATIO

Notes: For this coin reverse type see C. Foss, Roman Historical Coins (London 1990) 300 n. 40. Weight: 2 g

EC.72.213

Denomination: ?

Date: c. 361-363 CE

Obverse: Bearded laureate head facing right

Inscription: faint

Reverse: Horse (?)

Inscription: worn off

Notes: Issued under Julian the Apostate.

Weight: 3 g

EC.72.214

Denomination: ? (AE?)

Date: c. 4th century CE

Obverse: Laureate head facing right

Inscription: faint

Reverse: Soldier (?)

Inscription: faint

Weight: 1 g

EC.72.215

Denomination: ?

Date: mid 4th century CE

Obverse: Laureate head facing right

Inscription: faint

Reverse: Figure kneeling before standing figure

Inscription: faint

Weight: 5 g

EC.72.216

Denomination: ?

Date: mid 4th century CE

Obverse: Laureate head facing right

Inscription: faint

Reverse: Walking figure (?)

Inscription: faint

Weight: 3 g

EC.72.217

Denomination: ?

Date: mid 4th century CE

Obverse: Laureate head facing right

Inscription: faint

Reverse: Standing figure on a ship with oars holding banner with Chi Rho (?)

Inscription: faint

Weight: 5 g

EC.72.218

Denomination: ?

Date: late 4th century CE

Obverse: Laureate head facing right

Inscription: worn off

Reverse: Wreath (?)

Inscription: badly worn

Weight: 1 g

EC.72.219

Denomination: ?

Date: late 4th century CE

Obverse: Laureate head facing right

Inscription: worn off

Reverse: Two standing figures

Inscription: worn off

Weight: 1 g

EC.72.220

Denomination: ?

Date: late 4th century BCE (?)

Obverse: Male head facing right

Reverse: Double-bodied owl of Athens (?)

Notes: Greek origin, possibly Athens

Weight: 8 g

EC.72.221

Denomination: ?

Date: ?

Obverse: Male head facing left

Reverse: Horse-like animal below eight pointed star

Notes: Greek origin.

Weight: 3 g

EC.72.222

Denomination: ?

Date: c. 3rd century CE

Obverse: Woman's head (?) facing right

Reverse: Faint

Notes: Greek origin. Imperial (?)

Weight: 8 g

EC.72.223

Denomination: ?

Date: c. 550 CE

Obverse: Head (of Justinian I?) wearing a diadem and facing right

Inscription: ...N IUSTIN...
Translated: ...Justinian...

Reverse: Star or palmette on left and battle axe on right

Inscription: M

Notes: This coin was originally No. 146 in Helen Hughes' 1909 thesis. The "M" on the reverse of this coin may be the monogram of the barbarian ruler under which it was minted. The emperor on the obverse wears a cross on his chest, suggesting the coin may have been minted in Spain. Issued under the Byzantine Empire.

Weight: 13 g

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