Constantius II, Siscia, AE follis. 330-348 AD, 1.9g, 18mm OBV: FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, Laureate, cuirassed bust right. RV: GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS, Two soldiers standing facing one another, holding spears and shields, two standards between with dot on banner. Mintmark ASIS. REF: RIC VII Siscia 221. I'm planning on cleaning this coin soon. Nothing more than a soak in distilled water and a scrub. This is pretty much the before photo. I got this one some time ago for $5. I let it set in my desk for quite awhile before being unlazy.
Whoa - I think I just asked about this exact same coin in a thread right after this. Could you take a look and let me know if you think they're the same? Not an ancients collector. Thanks!!
Mine is Constantius II, yours is Constantine II. Mine has two soldiers, two standards. Yours has two soldiers, one standard. Mostly the same reverse type, GLORIA EXERCITVS. soldiers with standards.
Maybe we should answer questions with illustrations. Are these two coins the same? No! The first reads CONSTANTIVS and shows two standards between the soldiers. The second reads CONSTANTINVS (with IVN for Junior) and has one standard. If you had both in hand at the same time you would notice that the one standard coin is much lighter than the two. They reduced the standard and marked it on the coins just like the US did when they put arrows beside the dates of some seated Liberty silver way back when (or a bit over 1500 years after the Romans did it). My mintmarks may not match yours but that is another lesson.
The coin collecting community is awesome. Everyone gives of their time and the lessons are always coming forth. THANK YOU for taking the time and effort.
