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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsimonel, post: 3275333, member: 82549&quot;]Just so as not to confuse anyone, I think Doug meant &quot;350 and 360 AD.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>There are two things going on with coins of Constantine. One is the general reduction in size of the coins that occurred several times over the span of his reign. Sometimes they was denoted by a modification of the reverse desing, as in the two coins below, one with two standards on the reverse and one at the new, reduced size with just one:</p><p><img src="http://feltemp.com/Images/95.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Antioch mint, A.D. 330-335</p><p>RIC 86</p><p>Obv: CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG</p><p>Rev: GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS - Two soldiers with spears and shields; two standards between them</p><p>SMANA in exergue</p><p>17 mm, 3.1 g.</p><p><img src="http://feltemp.com/Images/96.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Heraclea mint, A.D. 335-337</p><p>RIC 150</p><p>Obv: CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG</p><p>Rev: GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS - Two soldiers with spears and shields; one standard between them</p><p>SMHA in exergue</p><p>16 mm, 1.4 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes there was no indication, they were just gradually reduced in size over time. This is the case with the SOLI INVICTO type and its variants.</p><p><br /></p><p>In these two above cases the smaller coins traded at the same value as the larger. Often, this resulted in larger coins getting pulled out of circulation and hoarded, which explains why it is often easier to find examples of the larger coins in nice condition than the smaller.</p><p><br /></p><p>But you asked for examples of the same reverse type appearing on different denominations. That is less common, but it did happen.</p><p><br /></p><p>Jupiter reverse:</p><p><img src="http://feltemp.com/Images/61.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Bronze Nummus</p><p>Cyzikus mint, A.D. 317-320</p><p>RIC 8</p><p>Obv: IMP CONSTA-NTINVS AVG</p><p>Rev: IOVI CONS-ERVATORI AVGG - Jupiter leaning on scepter, holding Victory on globe SMK in exergue; wreath in left field, [gamma] in right</p><p>18 mm, 3.4 g.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://feltemp.com/Images/77.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Bronze Half Nummus</p><p>Nicomedia mint, A.D. 321-324</p><p>RIC 43</p><p>Obv: IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINVS P F AVG</p><p>Rev: IOVI CONS-ERVATORI - Jupiter, leaning on eagle-tipped scepter, holding Victory on globe; eagle with wreath at feet to right, captive to left</p><p>SMNB in exergue; X over IIM (truncated) in right field</p><p>19 mm, 2.7 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sol reverse:</p><p><img src="http://feltemp.com/Images/43.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Nummus</p><p>Ticinum mint, A.D. 312-313</p><p>RIC 131a</p><p>Obv: CONSTANTINVS P F AVG</p><p>Rev: SOLI INVI-C-TO COMITI - Sol standing right, looking left, holding globe in left hand, raising right</p><p>TT in exergue</p><p>23 mm, 5.0 g.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://feltemp.com/Images/22.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Half Nummus</p><p>Treveri (Trier) mint, A.D. 310-311</p><p>RIC 899</p><p>Obv: CONSTANTINVS AVG</p><p>Rev: SOLI IN-VICTO - Sol holding globe; right hand raised</p><p>PTR in exergue</p><p>18 mm, 1.4 g.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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