Late Roman Bronze Coins

Coin talk => Late Roman Bronze coins => Topic started by: Victor on January 07, 2019, 08:22:01 AM

Title: Constantius II GLORIA EXERCITVS with chi-rho from Arles
Post by: Victor on January 07, 2019, 08:22:01 AM

RIC only lists workshop S for this issue.


Constantius II
A.D. 336 
15mm   1.7gm 
FL IVL CONSTAN-TIVS NOB C; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. 
GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS; Two soldiers helmeted, stg. facing one another, reversed spear in outer hands, inner hands on shields resting on the ground; between them one standard inscribed with a Chi-Rho.
 in ex. PCONST 
RIC VII Arles 396

Title: Re: Constantius II GLORIA EXERCITVS with chi-rho from Arles
Post by: Lech Stępniewski on January 08, 2019, 08:57:09 PM

Hi Victor,

it is not ARLES 396 (Constantius II) which has unbroken obverse legend. It is ARLES 399 (Delmatius), both officinae attested.

The obverse legend is FLDELMA-TIVSNOBC.

It should be obvious that there is no room for FLIVLCONSTAN (12 letters!), but I have made the same mistake...  :(

Title: Re: Constantius II GLORIA EXERCITVS with chi-rho from Arles
Post by: Victor on January 08, 2019, 10:05:04 PM

thanks Lech...it is of course obvious now that you point it out.  ::)