had this for awile not sure how old it is whos on it history or even the value looks better in person cant capture the right light
Looks like Constantinus with the Gloria Exercitus reverse ( "to the Glory of the Army " ) 2 soldiers with 2 standards
I think more likely Constantine's son Constantine II. Obverse legend looks like CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C. Worth a few dollars in this condition but still a historical item nearly 1700 years old Regards, -Kurt
http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/constantine_II/_heraclea_RIC_vII_112.jpg http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/constantine_II/i.html Maybe this: Constantine II AE3. 330-335 AD. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate & cuirassed bust right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers holding spears and shields with two standards between them, o on banners, SMHA in ex. Heraclea RIC VII 112
actual what i thaught this was isent its a .smha which i cant find any where i found some very close ones but thoes were .smhg and im almost positive it ends in an a
maybes http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/constantine_II/_heraclea_RIC_VII_117.jpg looks the closest with this one http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/constantine_II/_heraclea_RIC_vII_122.jpg reverse on this one http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/constantius_II/_heraclea_RIC_viii_118.jpg
this has to be it A.D. 330-3 18x18mm CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG rosette-diadem, draped, cuirassed GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS [The glory of the army] Two soldiers helmeted, stg. facing one another, reversed spear in outer hands, inner hands on shields resting on the ground; between them two standards. In ex. dot SMHA RIC VII Heraclea 116
That is a coin of Constantine I as Augustus, yours is a coin of Constantine II as Caesar. The obverse legend on yours is CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C. Using the RIC spreadsheets that have been posted several times in this forum, it took me less than a minute to find. For the areas they cover, they're actually much more complete than Wildwinds, and more accurate. Bookmark the page! Constantine II, as Caesar. Heraclea mint, struck AD 330-335. RIC VII 117
thanks i just added that site to my firefox top sites list now i need to learn how to use it i didnt think it was RIC VII 117 because of the .smha gamma. wasent sure what gamma meant. if you didnt notice i posted a picture of RIC VII 117 under the maybe list thankyou
This is a gamma - Γ - its the third letter in the Greek alphabet. There is no mention of the letter in the description of RIC 117 that I see. Do note that "RIC 117" can actually refer to an issue from any of the mints. The numbering resets with each mint.
i havent figured out the spread sheet yet and wanted a picture to compare so i searched for ric v11 117 and found this Constantine II AE3, Heraclea. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate, cuirassed bust right / GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS, two soldiers holding spears and shields with two standards between them. Mintmark: dot SMH gamma. RIC VII Heraclea 117. btw the original thread is almost a year old and i have recently became more intrested in ancients and still havent completely figured this coin out
It is a listed type. RIC 117 Heraclea lists the Constantine II coin as having been produced by two of the five officinae used at that mint at that time. The two were A and gamma.
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