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Nummus - Constantinus I GLORIA EXERCITVS, Treveri
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint, Treveri (Trier) |
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| Year | 334-335 |
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| Weight | 2.49 g |
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| Reverse description | Two helmeted soldiers, each clad in military dress and holding a spear in the outer hand, stand facing one another on either side of two legionary standards. The standards are depicted with round medallions and crossbars, rendered with careful detail. The reverse legend GLORIA EXERCITVS, meaning 'Glory of the Army,' runs along the upper periphery, while the exergual mintmark ⸙ TRS identifies the second officina of the Treveri mint. |
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| Mint | Treveri |
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The GLORIA EXERCITVS type was introduced following Constantine's reorganization of the field army after the defeat of Licinius in 324, functioning as part of a sustained propaganda effort to bind the loyalty of the legions during a period of dynastic consolidation. The two-soldier, two-standards variant — as cataloged here under RIC VII 555 — was struck at Treveri during the transitional window before the type shifted to a single standard, a change that occurred around 335 across most western mints.
Treveri had been a primary imperial residence since Diocletian's tetrarchic reorganization, and its mint remained among the most productive in the west through Constantine's reign.