CONSTANTIVS II
Reigned: 337-361 A.D.
Alexandria
| ALEXANDRIA (31°13'N, 29°55'E), was founded on the site of a fishing village at the mouth of the Nile in Egypt by Alexander the Great in 331 BC and after his death in 323 BC it was ruled by the Ptolemaic dynasty until Octavian seized it for Rome in 30 BC. Famous as an intellectual and trading center, it was the second largest city in the Roman Empire with a population of 500,000 at the time of Christ. It had long struck coins for Egyptian circulation, and briefly struck Imperial denarii (192-194) before Diocletian in 294 commenced normal imperial issues, continuing until 421 (and briefly under Leo I 457-474).(From MONETA, from www.numus.com) |
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AE Cententionalis (22mm, 5.37g) Struck A.D. 351-355 Alexandria Obv: CONSTANTIVS P F AVG Pearl diademed draped and cuirassed bust right Rev: FEL TEMP REPARATIO Helmeted soldier to l, sheild on left arm,
spearing fallen horseman: sheild on ground at r. Horseman wears pointed
cap, turns to face soldier and extends left arm. RIC VIII 72 |
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