Nummus - Constans GLORIA EXERCITVS, Nicomedia

The GLORIA EXERCITVS type was introduced around 330 AD as a deliberate propaganda effort to shore up military loyalty during Constantine I's reorganization of the frontier armies. By 336–337, the two-soldier, two-standard variant had already begun transitioning to the single-standard version — a reduction that numismatists use as a rough chronological marker within this sprawling series. The Nicomedia mint, serving as a major administrative center in Bithynia, was among the most productive eastern facilities during this period.

Constans was only around thirteen at the time of striking, not yet holding independent rule — that would come after Constantine I's death in May 337 and the subsequent dynastic massacre that eliminated most rival claimants.