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Constantius II GLORIA EXERCITVS with chi-rho from Arles

Started by Victor, January 07, 2019, 08:22:01 AM

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Victor

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

Lech Stępniewski

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...  :(

Victor

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