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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3748359, member: 75937"]Cool! And with clear devices and mintmark, too! These GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS issues come in a couple of types. The first is a heavier type with a larger module depicting two soldiers with two standards between them. The later type, issued after a currency reform, depicts two soldiers with one standard between them, such as yours. Not only that, but these were issued for Constantius II both as Caesar and as Augustus. Yours depicts him as Caesar, with the obverse inscription ending NOB C and with an unbroken obverse legend. As Augustus, the legend is broken and ends P F AVG.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's my example of your coin but from the Siscia mint. The design on the standard varies from issue to issue and mint to mint.</p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p>As Caesar:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/constantius-ii-as-caesar-siscia-jpg.853970/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>As Augustus:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/constantius-ii-siscia-centenionalis-jpg.853971/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3748359, member: 75937"]Cool! And with clear devices and mintmark, too! These GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS issues come in a couple of types. The first is a heavier type with a larger module depicting two soldiers with two standards between them. The later type, issued after a currency reform, depicts two soldiers with one standard between them, such as yours. Not only that, but these were issued for Constantius II both as Caesar and as Augustus. Yours depicts him as Caesar, with the obverse inscription ending NOB C and with an unbroken obverse legend. As Augustus, the legend is broken and ends P F AVG. Here's my example of your coin but from the Siscia mint. The design on the standard varies from issue to issue and mint to mint. As Caesar: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/constantius-ii-as-caesar-siscia-jpg.853970/[/IMG] As Augustus: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/constantius-ii-siscia-centenionalis-jpg.853971/[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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