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Nummus - Constantius II GLORIA EXERCITVS, Nicomedia
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint, Nicomedia |
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| Year | 330-335 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Two helmeted soldiers standing facing, each clad in military attire and holding a spear in the outer hand and resting the inner hand upon a large grounded shield; between them stands a single legionary standard surmounted by a chi-rho or finial ornament, its shaft decorated with a series of rounded pellets arranged vertically. The reverse legend GLORIA EXERCITVS encircles the design, dedicating the type to the glory of the army. The mint mark SMN∆ appears in the exergue, denoting the Sacred Mint of Nicomedia, fourth officina. The two-standards type distinguishes this issue as belonging to the 330–335 series. |
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| Mintage | ND (330-335) SMNA - Nicomedia, 1st officina - ND (330-335) SMNS - Nicomedia, 2nd officina - ND (330-335) SMNΓ - Nicomedia, 3rd officina - ND (330-335) SMNΔ - Nicomedia, 4th officina - ND (330-335) SMNε - Nicomedia, 5th officina - |
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The GLORIA EXERCITVS ("Glory of the Army") type was introduced across all active mints simultaneously around 330 AD as a deliberate empire-wide statement following Constantine I's consolidation of sole rule. Nicomedia, then one of the eastern empire's administrative capitals, was a high-output mint during this period, operating multiple officinae concurrently. RIC VII 191 is assigned to the two-standard variety — a distinction that matters for attribution, as the single-standard variant was introduced mid-series and the two types are frequently conflated in older collections.