Constans as Junior GLORIA EXERCITVS from Heraclea

[Victor]

This first issue for Constans from Heraclea mistakenly has IVN in the obverse legend.

Constans
A.D. 333- 336
18mm    2.7g
CONSTANS IVN NOB C; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
GLORIA EXERCITVS; Two soldiers helmeted, stg. facing one another, reversed spear in outer hands, inner hands on shields resting on the ground; between them two standards.
in ex. SMHB✶
RIC VII Heraclea 139

[Heliodromus]

Interesting - I'd never noticed this type before.

The mints seems surprisingly uncoordinated in their legends for Constans - also CONSTANTIS vs CONSTANS at Siscia at Nicomedia (and BEA C vs NOB C at Siscia), some FL, some FL IVL, some neither. IVN for Constans seems a bit of an unforced error though!

The coinage had become so dull by the time Constans was on-boarded, that maybe they'd laid off the brains at the mint as a cost savings.

[Lech Stępniewski]

Obverse legend for HERACLEA 141 (9c) is also interesting

FL I CONSTANS NOB CAES

[Victor]

another folder cleanout picture

 

OBV: CONSTANS IVN NOB C; laureate, draped, cuirassed bust in paludamentum r.
REV: GLOR – IA EXERC – ITVS; 2 soldiers with 2 standards in between them.
EXE: SMHB* Heraclea mint.
REF: RIC VII Heraclea 139, rated R5
333-335AD.