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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 6738584, member: 75937&quot;]GE = GLORIA EXERCITVS.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are two issues, an earlier issue with larger, heavier flans and two soldiers each holding one military standard, for a total of two standards, and a later issue with smaller, lighter flans where the two soldiers hold only one standard between the two of them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not only are the later issues smaller in diameter, but they are thinner. Therefore, they weigh about half of the earlier (hence half the number of standards held by the soldiers?) issues.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/20200321_053142-jpg.1087739/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/constantius-ii-gloria-exercitvs-two-standards-cyzicus-jpg.1087740/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Constantius II, Caesar AD 324-337.</p><p>Roman billon reduced centenionalis, 2.60 g, 17.4 mm, 1 h.</p><p>Cyzicus, AD 331-334.</p><p>Obv: FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, bust of Constantius II, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.</p><p>Rev: GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS: Two soldiers, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, standing facing each other, each holding spear in outer hand and resting inner hand on shield; between them, two standards; in exergue, SMKΔ.</p><p>Refs: RIC vii, p. 655, 84; Cohen 104; Sear 17696.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/constantius-ii-gloria-exercitvs-one-standard-cyzicus-jpg.1087742/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Constantius II, Augustus AD 337-361.</p><p>Roman billon reduced centenionalis, 1.38 g, 14.2 mm, 12 h.</p><p>Cyzicus, AD 337-340.</p><p>Obv: D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, head of Constantius II, laureate, right.</p><p>Rev: GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS: Two soldiers, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, facing front, heads toward each other, each holding inverted spear in outer hand and resting inner hand on shield; between them, one standard; in exergue, SMK[...].</p><p>Refs: RIC viii, pp. 490-91, #16, 21, 27 or 32; Cohen 102 var.; RCV 17998-18001.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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