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Constantinus II
Flavius Claudius Constantinus
(AD 272 or 285 - 317 (caesar) - 337 - 340)


'Gloria Exercitus' Coin 01.a

Constantinus II Gloria Exercitus
1. Front 2. Back
Bronze Æ 3 - Æ 17-18 mm - 4 grams - Die axis 12:00 - RIC VII (Thessalonica) 199 - Struck AD 335-336.
1. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C (Constantinvs Junior Nobilitas Caesar - Constantinus the Younger, Most Highly Regarded (Our Lord) Caesar). Bust of emperor, cuirassed, draped and laureate or diademed, facing right.
2. GLORI-A EXERC-ITVS (Gloria Exercitus - Glory of the (Glorious) Army).
Two soldiers in full armour, army standards in between them, standing full front, facing each other. Spears in their outer arms, holding shields with their inner.
2.b ‘SMTSB’ : SM = Sacra Moneta (Imperial Money), TS = Thessalonica (Salonica, Greece), B = 2nd Officina.
Obv. : Good but worn - Rev. : Good but worn.


'Gloria Exercitus' Coin 01.b

Constantinus II Gloria Excercitus
1. Front 2. Back
Bronze Æ 3 - Æ 18 mm - 4 grams - Die axis 12:00 - RIC VII (Siscia) 236 - Struck AD 334-335.
1. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C (Constantinvs Junior Nobilitas Caesar - Constantinus the Younger, Most Highly Regarded (Our Lord) Caesar). Bust of emperor, cuirassed and laureate / diademed, facing right.
2. GLORi-A EXERC-ITVS (Gloria Exercitus - Glory of the (Glorious) Army).
Two soldiers in full armour, army standards in between them, standing full front, facing each other. Spears in their outer arms, holding shields with their inner.
2.b ‘•ЄSIS•’ : Є = 5th Officina, SIS = Siscia (Sisak, Croatia).
Note that this coin (and emperor) is a contemporary with Constantine I Magnus and compare !
Obv. : Good but worn - Rev. : Worn