Nummus - Constans I FL CONSTANTIS BEA C / GLORIA EXERCITVS; Siscia
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Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Constans I (337-350)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 337 |
| Value | Nummus / Follis (1⁄180) |
| Currency | Solidus, Reform of Constantine (AD 310/324 – 395) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 1.7 g |
| Diameter | 15 mm |
| Thickness | 1.3 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 105083 |
| References | RIC VIII# 264 John P. C. Kent; 1981. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 8. The Family of Constantine I (AD 337–364). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. Description historique des monnaies frappées sous l'Empire Romain. Paris, France (13 volumes). |
Obverse
Bust of Constans, right, laureate, draped, cuirassed.
Script: Latin
Lettering: FL CONSTANTIS BEA C
Translation:
FLavii CONSTANTIS BEAtissimi Caesaris
(Flavius Constans Blessed Caesar)
Reverse
Two helmeted soldiers standing facing each other, holding inverted spears in outer hands and leaning on shields with inner hands; between them, one standard with O on banner.
Officina and mint marks in exergue, followed by a star.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
GLORIA EXERCITVS
∆SIS⭑
Translation:
Gloria Exercitus
([Dedicated to] the glory of the army)
Edge
Plain
Comments
Struck right before accession of Constans (and his two brothers Constantine II and Constantius II) to the rank of August on September 337 after the death of his father Constantine I.
http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.8.sis.264
http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.8.sis.264
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (337) ∆SIS⭑ | Siscia, 4th officina | 70% | |||||||||||||
| ND (337) ASIS⭑ | Siscia, 1st officina | 19% | |||||||||||||
| ND (337) BSIS⭑ | Siscia, 2nd officina | 15% | |||||||||||||
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