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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 1819583, member: 42773&quot;]Doug, thank you for that very instructive post. I guess we can assume the two coins traded at different rates, making them different denominations <i>de facto</i>. You mentioned scholarship, and in RIC, Bruun laments the lack thereof when it comes to Constantinian bronzes, which is odd considering their popularity among collectors. It would be interesting to know, for instance, how closely the one-standard and two-standard coins achieved weight parity over time. I&#039;ve compared a few coins from the period 330-333 and the differences seems very slight, but of course you can&#039;t make any generalizations from such a small sample.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am aware that the Two Victories coins were the very last issues before the FTR reforms. I have a fairly decent representative example of Constans - another junk bin find that was likely overlooked because of its size: miniscule. Yet this coin plays a pivotal role in the annals of inflation-induced shrinking coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p>I liked this coin because, despite its lilliputian dimensions, it presents a very sharp, well-engraved portrait of the emperor, and it&#039;s the only Roman coin on which you find the legend VICTORIAE DD AVGGQ NN.</p><p><br /></p><p>Constans, c. 323 - 350 AD</p><p>AE4: 15mm, 1.9g, 12h; Siscia Mint: 347-348</p><p>Obv.: CONSTA-NS PF AVG; Rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev.: VICTORIAE DD AVGGQ NN; Two Victories standing, facing each other, each holding wreath and palm //&nbsp; dot ASIS dot</p><p>Reference: RIC VIII Siscia 185 (p. 363)</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://postimage.org/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://postimage.org/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://s2.postimg.org/qw1pcps7t/twovictories700.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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