Constantine II as Caesar (AD 330-333), AE3, Constantinople mint (RIC VII 60)

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  1. Overlord

    Overlord Member

    Obverse CO(NSTAN)TINVS IVN NOB C; Laureate bust right, draped and cuirassed
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    Reverse (GLOR)-IA EXERC-ITVS (the glory of the army); two soldiers helmeted, standing facing each other, reversed spears in outer hands, inner hands on shields resting on ground, between them two standards; CONST in exergue (Constantinople mint, second officiana)
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  3. groundhog37

    groundhog37 New Member

    Another nice coin :thumb:

    Your ID is spot on except that the mint CONST is actually Constantina (now known as Arles) in France .

    It was allegedly Constantine The Great's favourite place so he had it named after him.:smile

    This is a useful link find Roman mint names.....
    http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Roman%20Mints

    Tony
     
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