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Nummus - Constantius II GLORIA EXERCITVS, Siscia
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 337-340 |
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| Weight | 1.7 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | GLORIA EXERCITVS |
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Constantius II inherited the eastern portion of the empire following the dynastic massacre of 337 AD, in which nearly all male relatives outside Constantine's three surviving sons were killed — almost certainly with the sons' knowledge, if not at their direct instruction. The GLORIA EXERCITVS ("glory of the army") type had been introduced under Constantine I as a deliberate appeal to military loyalty, and Constantius continued it without interruption, a calculated signal of continuity to the troops whose support determined succession.
The Siscia mint, located in present-day Sisak, Croatia, was one of the most productive western mints of the period. RIC VIII 101 belongs to the single-standard phase of the type.