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Nummus - Constantinus II GLORIA EXERCITVS, Cyzicus
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint, Cyzicus |
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| Year | 331-334 |
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| Value | Nummus (1⁄7200) |
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| Reverse description | Two helmeted soldiers standing facing one another, each in military dress with spear and shield, flanking a single legionary standard surmounted by a wreath finial — the two-soldier, one-standard type characteristic of the later GLORIA EXERCITVS series (post-333). The figures stand on a groundline, with the mint mark SMKΓ inscribed in the exergue, denoting the third officina of the Cyzicus mint. The reverse legend GLORIA EXERCITVS (Glory of the Army) is distributed around the upper field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The GLORIA EXERCITVS series was introduced following Constantine's reorganization of the field army after the defeat of Licinius in 324, functioning as much as a loyalty instrument as a monetary one — distributing a message of unified military strength to soldiers who would have received these coins directly as part of their pay. Cyzicus, strategically positioned on the Propontis, was one of the most productive eastern mints of the Constantinian period.
RIC VII 81 from Cyzicus belongs to the two-standard variant of the type, which was later reduced to a single standard around 335, making this emission a precise chronological marker within the series.