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Constantine I Nummus, 332-333
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Treveri. Bronze, 18mm; 2.50g, Rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right; CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG. Two soldiers standing on either side of two standards each holding a spear and resting hand on a shield; GLORIA EXERCITVS; TR•S (RIC VI, 537).
From the Warminster (Wiltshire) Hoard 2010, 1669 nummi up to 351 (Magnentius), although there was only one of those – the hoarder may have been avoiding them. Portable Antiquities Scheme: IARCH-6E8E53.

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Constantine I

Constantine I AE follis. AD 330-335. IMP CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right. / GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS, two soldiers holding spears and shields with two standards between them. Mintmark RFP.
RIC Rome VII, 327

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Gloria

Constans I Barbaros Nummus
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Imitating Treveri. Bronze, 14mm, 1.09g. Rosette diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Constans right; CONSTAN-S P F AVG. Two soldiers standing, each holding a spear and a shield, one standard between them inscribed M, TRP below; GLORIA EXERCITVS (cf RIC VIII, 106). Found in Britain.

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Constantine II Caesar (son of Constantine I), Æ reduced Follis. small bust type, Heraclea Mint (5th Officina), 317 AD. Obv. Small laureate half-bust of young Constantine II left, wearing imperial mantle, holding mappa in right hand and globe and scepter in left hand, D N FL CL CONSTANTINVS NOB C / Rev. Campgate with five rows, three turrets, no door, and no star, PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS; in exergue, mintmark MHTЄ [Epsilon = 5th Officina]. RIC VII 20 (p. 545), Sear RCV V 17140, Cohen 107. 18 mm., 3.31 g. (Purchased from Kirk Davis). 

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Licinius I, AD 308-324.
Roman billon follis, 2.71 g, 18.3 mm, 11 h.
Heraclea, second officina, AD 317-18.
Obv: IMP LICI-NIVS AVG, Laureate and draped bust right, holding globe, scepter and mappa.
Rev: PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG, three-turreted gateway of military camp; Λ in right field; SMHB in exergue.
Refs: RIC vii, p. 547, 48 var. (bust right); Cohen 145; RCV 15268.

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Link campgate (since @Roman Collector was faster than me, but the link is still correct)

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20,1 mm, 2,86 g.
Constantine II, Caesar under Constantine I. Ӕ follis. Heraclea. 329-330.
CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS, campgate, eight layers, two turrets, star above, no door. Star in left field.Mintmark SMHA.
RIC VII Heraclea 107.

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Faustina II, AD 147-175.
Roman oricalchum sestertius, 22.36 gm, 33.7 mm, 12 h.
Rome, December AD 160.
Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right (Beckmann Type 5 hairstyle).
Rev: FECVND AVGVSTAE S C, (Faustina as) Fecunditas standing left, between two children (thought to represent Faustina III and Lucilla), holding two infants in her arms (thought to represent Fadilla and Cornificia).
Refs: RIC 1635; BMCRE 902-904; Cohen 96; Strack 1336; RCV 5273; MIR 10.
Note: Issued to 
commemorate the birth of Marcus Aurelius' and Faustina II's daughter Annia Cornificia Faustina Minor, known simply as Cornificia.

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Faustina II

Faustina II Denarius, 145-161
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Rome. Silver, 18mm, 2.68g. Bust of Faustina the Younger, band of pearls round head, hair waived and coiled on back of head, draped, right; FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL. Venus, draped, standing left, holding apple in right hand and rudder set on dove, in left; VENVS (RIC III, Antoninus Pius 515A (denarius)). Found Rossington, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Portable Antiquities Scheme: SWYOR-D8E6A8.

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Posted before but I can't resist

Faustina Sr AR Denarius, RIC 361, RSC 101a, BMC 417, SEAR 4583. DIVA FAVSTINA, with elaborate hairstyle and draped bust right / AVGV-STA, Ceres standing left, long hair tied behind, raising right hand & holding long torch with left.
Rome mint, A.D. 141.  3,0 g - 15 mm

 

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Another Faustina:

Roman Egypt. Alexandria. Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-1755, wife of Marcus Aurelius. Billon Tetradrachm (22mm, 14.13g, 12h). Dated RY 18 of Antoninus Pius (AD 154/155). Obv: Draped bust right. Rev: Eirene standing left, holding grain ears and caduceus; L IH (date) across field. Ref: Köln 1976 var. (placement of date); Dattari (Savio) 3246; K&G 38.101; RPC IV.4 Online 13831 (temporary); Emmett 1940.18 (R4). Toned. Near Very Fine. Said to be a very rare regnal date for this type; however, 16 examples are listed in RPC. From the Rocky Mountain Collection of Alexandrian Coins, purchased from Willian M. Rosenblum. Includes old tickets. Ex CNG e474 (12 Aug 2020), Lot 285. Ex CNG e541 (28 Jun 2023), Lot 409. 

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Faustina II
Alexandria
Billon-Tetradrachm
Obv.: ΦAVCTINA CEBACTH, draped bust right
Rev.: Nike on globe right, holding wreath and palm branch, L - IΓ = year 13 of Antoninus Pius (AD 149/150).
Billon, 13.57g, 22mm
Ref.: Dattari 3251

 

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Alexandria

Probus Tetradrachm, 278-279
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Alexandria. Copper, 19mm, 8.00g. Laureate and cuirassed bust right; A K M AVP ΠPOBOC CEB (Αυτοκράτωρ Καίσαρ Μάρκου Αυρήλιου Πρόβος Σεβαστός, Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Probus, Venerable). Eagle standing left with closed wings, head right, with wreath in beak; lettering: L Δ (Alexandria year 4) (Milne 4546).

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Taras, Calabria

325-280 BC
AR Diobol (11mm, 1.07g)
O: Head of young Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress.
R: Herakles standing right, strangling the Nemean lion; TA above, club and astragalos behind, Φ between legs.
Vlasto 1355; Cote 190; HN Italy 978; Sear 352
Scarce

~ Peter 

 

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Caligula, AD 37-41.
Roman provincial Æ 20 mm, 6.74 g.
Peloponnese, Corinthia, Corinth, Ae. P. Vipsanius Agrippa and M. Bellius Proculus, duoviri, AD 37-38.
Obv: C CAESAR AVGVSTV, bare head right.
Rev: M BELLIO PROCVLO IIVIR / COR, Pegasus flying right.
Refs: RPC I 1173; Amandry (1988) XVII; BCD Corinth 405-6.

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