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ID:     829169
Type:     Roman Imperial
Issuer:     Constans
Date Ruled:     AD 333-350
Metal:     Bronze
Denomination:     AE 3
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 348-350
Diameter:     19 mm
Weight:     2.33 g
Die Axis:     6 h
Obverse Legend:     D N CONSTA_NS P F AVG
Obverse Description:     Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse Legend:     FEL TEMP REPARATIO
Reverse Description:     Phoenix radiate, standing right on rocky mound
Exergue:     BSIS + Symbol
Mint Mark:     BSIS + Symbol
Mint:     Siscia
Primary Reference:     RIC VIII 241
Reference2:     LRBC I, 1134
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=134780
Grade:     Good VF.
Notes:     The phoenix, a symbol of rebirth, here represents the hope for a ‘restoration of happier times’ or a return to the ‘Golden Age,’ a concept re-explored during the reign of the family of Constantine.