Who is this, please?

Can anyone make out who this is from the available (obverse) legend, please?
I am afraid that my eyes just don't do it anymore for me. (I get new ones soon.)

If it helps, the spec's are AE14.2mm., 1.26gm.

 

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I'm far from an expert on late Roman but that looks like Constantius II to me.

 

It looks like this guy:



Belushianus I, the brief usurper of the western empire.

 

When trying to ID a coin of this period, start by asking which rulers used the type.
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/dd03.html
In this case there are two to choose from (ConstanS and ConstanTIVS II) so all you have to do is look for the TIV to see if you agree with alde or not.

 

I appreciate the help, @dougsmit but if I follow that, then my eyes DO see the 'TIVS', but I cannot find 'two Victories' (in Wildwinds) under Constantius II with the letter 'D' in the middle, however, (in Wildwinds) under Constans I CAN find the two Victories with the letter 'D' in the middle, on coins from Trier.
Does that mean that it is 'Constans'?

 

Sorry, I will have to return later, I go 'under the knife' in half an hour.

 

HA classic!

 

I checked my reference and both Constans and Constantius have coins from Trier with a D in the field like this. Wildwinds won’t show every variation in mint marks for coins like this, and there are some that aren’t in the books at all.

I can’t quite make it out from the photo, but I lean towards Constantius. You can deduce this just by counting the number of letters in the title, since Constans is shorter. This is easier to do in hand than with a photo.

 

good luck on the operation.

 

@Amos 811
Thanks. All done. (Skin Cancer) I had a couple of 'Squamous-cell Carcinomas' removed.

@SeptimusT and @alde - I agree. Thank-you. Constantius II it is. (Now which one?)
I shall now have to trawl through my RIC for the answer.

 

It looks like Constantius II, but with a blundered legend. Maybe it's just the photo, but I"m pretty sure I can see CONSTANTI-VN P F AVG.

 

@gsimonel Perhaps my eyes are not so bad after all. I can see the same thing that you do, CONSTANTI_VN P F AVG. That is why I wasn't rushing into CONSTANTI_VS P F AVG.
Note: Both Constantius I and Constantius II used this ('S' not 'N') obverse legend.

 

It can't be Constantius I, though. He was long dead by 347-8 A.D., when this coin was minted.

 

@Theodosius - you owe the company I work for a new keyboard and monitor. I had a full gulp of coffee in my mouth when your post popped-up and you can imagine what happened from there, and why you owe!

Good stuff.

 

@Topcat7 - glad to hear it went well.

Even though I'm still a novice, I agree with the people saying it's Constantius II. Take my guess for what it's worth...pretty much zippo, nada, nothing.

 

Constantius II? Probably.

 

Thank-you everyone.

 

There is an easier way to help in the identification of "unknown" roman coins. See the following website to help you narrow down the potential candidate:

https://www.tesorillo.com/aes/home.htm

Hope it helps,

QG

 

@Quant.Geek Wow! Looks great. Thank-you.
It took me a while to get used to the 'nuances' of 'RIC' and I think that this site might be a bit the same but it looks very helpful.
Again, thanks.