Nummus - Constantinus II CONSTANTINOPOLI / GLORIA EXERCITVS; Heraclea
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Constantine II (337-340)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 337-340 |
| Value | Nummus / Follis (1⁄180) |
| Currency | Solidus, Reform of Constantine (AD 310/324 – 395) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 1.5 g |
| Diameter | 14 mm |
| Thickness | 1 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 179843 |
| References | RIC VIII# 29 John P. C. Kent; 1981. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 8. The Family of Constantine I (AD 337–364). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. |
Series: CONSTANTINOPOLIS
Obverse
Bust of the allegory of Constantinople on the left, helmeted and draped, a scepter on the left shoulder.
Script: Latin
Lettering: CONSTANTINOPOLI
Reverse
Two soldiers in armor carrying spears and shields, surrounding a military sign.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
GLORIA EXERCITVS
SMHΑ
Comments
Most commemorative coins bearing the effigy of Constantinople have a Victory on the prow of a ship on the reverse, but a few bear the type with soldiers and standard common since the early 330s.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (337-340) SMHΑ | Heraclea, 1st officina | 58% | |||||||||||||
| ND (337-340) SMHΒ | Heraclea, 2nd officina | 8% | |||||||||||||
| ND (337-340) SMHΓ | Heraclea, 3rd officina | 8% | |||||||||||||
| ND (337-340) SMHΔ | Heraclea, 4th officina | 0% | |||||||||||||
| ND (337-340) SMHε | Heraclea, 5th officina | 8% | |||||||||||||
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