Nummus - Constantius II GLORIA EXERCITVS; Thessalonica

Nummus - Constantius II (GLORIA EXERCITVS; Thessalonica) - obverseNummus - Constantius II (GLORIA EXERCITVS; Thessalonica) - reverse

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Features

Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Constantius II (337-361)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 337-340
Value Nummus (1⁄7200)
Currency Solidus, Reform of Constantine (AD 310/324 – 395)
Composition Bronze
Weight 2.26 g
Diameter 17.8 mm
Thickness 0.8 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
103161
References RIC VIII# 56,
John P. C. Kent; 1981. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 8. The Family of Constantine I (AD 337–364). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
OCRE# ric.8.thes.56
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Constantius II, right, laureate and rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed.

Script: Latin

Lettering: CONSTANTI-VS P F AVG

Unabridged legend: Constantius Pious Felix Augustus.

Translation: Constantius, pious, happy emperor.

Reverse

Two helmeted soldiers facing with heads turned towards each other; each holding an inverted spear in outer hands and resting on a shield with inner hands; one standard between them.

Script: Latin

Lettering: GLORI-A EXER-CITVS

Unabridged legend: Gloria Exercitus

Translation: Glory of the Army

Edge

Plain

Mint

SMTS Thessalonica, Macedonia, modern-day Thessaloniki, Greece

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
ND (337-340)  29% 1st Officina (SMTSA)
ND (337-340)  38% 2nd Officina (SMTSB)
ND (337-340)  29% 3rd Officina (SMTSΓ)
ND (337-340)  4% 4th Officina (SMTSΔ)
ND (337-340)  0% 5th Officina (SMTS∈)

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