Description: Constans (337 - 350 AD). AE3, Siscia mint 337-340 AD. CONSTANS P F AVG; rosette diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / GLORIA EXERCITVS; two soldiers standing to either side of one standard with chi-rho on banner, BSIS crescent-dot in ex.

Diameter: AE17 mm

Weight: 1,92 g

Grade: gVF/gVF

Attribution: RIC 99

Commentary: dark grey patina, great sharp details, well centered

History: Constans, being the supporter of Nicene orthodoxy, and his brother Constantius II, who was a supporter of Arianism, nearly started the war over their religious differences.

Article Number: 059-02-02-42384