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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tejas, post: 8217591, member: 84905&quot;]I found examples of these anepigraphic nummi from various mints, including Antiochia, Rome (common, cf. OP coins), Trier, Thessalonica and Nicomedia (rare).</p><p><br /></p><p>Nicomedia:</p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=507983" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=507983" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=507983</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Trier:</p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2580561" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2580561" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2580561</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Thessalonica:</p><p><a href="https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/constantine/_thessalonica_RIC_VII_141.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/constantine/_thessalonica_RIC_VII_141.jpg" rel="nofollow">_thessalonica_RIC_VII_141.jpg (600×335) (wildwinds.com)</a></p><p><br /></p><p>If these series were minted to mark the presence of Constantine and his sons in the respective city, one would have to show that they really visited these places. Perhaps these issues were more like <i>dynastic issues</i> to present the imperial family to the public.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not sure about the weight standard, but they appear to be lighter than the usual nummi/folles of that period. Maybe these coins were distributed during certain festivities in honour of the imperial family, i.e. some kind of public donativum.</p><p><br /></p><p>My impression is that these coins are often in very worn condition. It looks like they circulated for quite some time.</p><p><br /></p><p>PS: The type was also minted for Helena at Antioch, but the coins are very rare.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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