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Nummus - Constans GLORIA EXERCITVS, Antioch
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint, Antioch |
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| Year | 330-335 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, cuirassed bust of Constans as Caesar facing right, rendered in the late Constantinian style with finely striated hair beneath the laurel wreath and articulated pteryges at the shoulder. The effigy displays a youthful profile with prominent features characteristic of Constantinian dynastic portraiture. The Latin legend encircles the bust within a beaded border, reading FL IVL CONSTANS NOB C, identifying the emperor as Flavius Julius Constans, Most Noble Caesar. The cuirass is shown with decorative beading across the chest, and the overall die work reflects the provincial output of the Antioch mint. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Two helmeted, draped, and cuirassed soldiers stand facing one another in a symmetrical composition, each holding a reversed spear in his outer hand while resting his inner hand upon a grounded shield. Between the two figures, two military standards are prominently displayed, their shafts decorated with wreaths or roundels, a motif emblematic of imperial military glory. The reverse legend GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS, meaning 'The Glory of the Army,' is divided across the field flanking the standards. The mintmark and officina letter appear in the exergue, identifying the Antioch mint and its specific workshop. |
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