Constans; AE3 Nicomedia; soldiers with standard
Description:
Constans (Caesar 333 - 337 AD). AE3 Nicomedia mint 336-337 AD. FL CONSTANS NOB CAES; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left / GLORIA EXERCITVS; two soldiers holding spears and shields with one standard between them; SMNS in ex.
Diameter:
AE15 mm
Weight:
1,34 g
Grade:
aVF/aVF
Attribution:
RIC VII Nicomedia 202
Commentary:
rare; dark grey patina, some roughness of flan's edge
History:
Constans was engaged to Olympias - the daughter of the praetorian prefect - shortly before the death of his father Constantine, but the marriage never came to pass.
Article Number:
034-02-05-44365