Coin Types of the Roman emperor Constantius II, 324-361 (in bronze). 
The type set for Constantius II with one image of each.

   This is page 2. Page 1 is the list of types with one photo of each. Pages 3-5 have additional images and links.

Five categories of official types, linked to images below on this page: 
  1)  as Caesar (this page, below) and (a page with additional examples)
  2)  as Augustus, pre-reform (this page, below) and (a page with additional examples)
  3)  FEL TEMP REPARATIO (this page, below) and (a page with additional examples)
  4)  issued by Vetranio (this page, below) and (a page with additional examples)
  5)  other post-reform types (This page, below) 
 


Constantius II, as Caesar, 324-337.  From Table 1.

F338:  CONSTAN/TIVS/CAESAR, Anepigraphic obverse. 


Anepigraphic. 
CONSTAN/TIVS/CAESAR/

SMANTS
This example: 18 mm. RIC VII Antioch 60.

Note for collectors:  Anepigrapic coins like this were issued for Constantine, Crispus, Constantine II, Constantius II, Helena, and Fausta. For Constantius II they are common from Antioch and rare from the other mints. 
 



F342:   [no image] VOT V in wreath, CAESARVM NOSTRORVM. Only Thessalonica. [RIC Thessalonica 129, 130, r5 and r2] This type is more common for the other Caesars (Constantine II, Crispus, and Licinius II).

F354-355: PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, normally with two beacons (F354), but sometimes with three (F355). 


PROVIDENTIAE CAESS
campgate

This example: 18 mm. RIC VII Nicomedia 128.

Note for collectors: Commonly known as a "campgate" it might really be a city gate. Some collectors care about different mints and the number of towers (or "beacons", according to Failmezger) on top, and some even care about the number of rows of stones, which can vary from 6 to 16.  Another difference of interest is the doorway. Is a door visible? Is it open? 

   (Other examples)


F361-2:  VIRTVS CAESS, campgate


VIRTVS CAESS
campgate

This example: 19-18 mm. RIC VII Arles 315.

Note for collectors: The number of projections at the top might be four (as here (F361) or three (F362). The variety with three beacons is rarer. This example has only 5 layers of stonework. 
 


F365: GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers and two standards


GLORIA EXERCITVS 
two soldiers and two standards

This example: 19-18 mm. RIC VII Rome 329.

Note for collectors: This is a very common type from many mints. It was also commonly imitated in ancient times, especially in Britain. 
  There are many minor varieties and some major varieties
with a chi-rho between the standards (only at Arles = Constantina)
with a cross low between the standards (only at Aquileia).
 
   (Other examples) 
 



F372: GLORIA EXERCITVS, with one soldier and one standard (as Caesar)

Constantius II, as Caesar
GLORIA EXERCITVS
two soldiers and one standard.

This example: 16 mm. RIC VII Arles 383 or 396.

Note for collectors: This is a very common type from many mints. It was also commonly imitated in ancient times, especially in Britain. This type has an important variety with a chi-rho on the standard (this coin) which is issued during Constantine's lifetime. We know because Constantius II is Caesar and not yet Augustus. Only from Arles = Constantina. There are similar coins with a chi-rho on the standard from Sisica (F381), but they are with Constantius II as Augustus and therefore not during the lifetime of Constantine. 

 

F371:  CONSTANTIVS CAES [no image]  Roma holds Victory. RIC VII Rome 410, "r5"

F375:  SECVRITAS REIPVB [no image as Caesar, but see the similar F385 as Augustus] Securitas leans on column 
 

Constantius II as Augustus, pre-reform, 337-348.  From Table 2. 

F381: GLORIA EXERCITVS, with one soldier and one standard (as Augustus)


Constantius II, as Augustus
GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers and one standard

This example: 15 mm. RIC VIII Alexandria 19.

Note for collectors: This is a very common type from many mints. It was also commonly imitated in ancient times, especially in Britain. This type with Constantius II as Augustus with with a chi-rho on the standard was issued 337-340, not during Constantine's lifetime.
  The silvering on this example is very unusual. 
  (Other examples) 
 

F385: SECVRITAS REIP


SECVRITAS REIP
Securitas leans on column

This example: 15 mm. RIC VIII Rome 33.

Note for collectors: This type is scarce and usually crowded. There is a similar type as Caesar with the legend two letters longer: SECVRITAS REIPVB (F375, no image).
 


F388: VIRTVS AVGG NN

VIRTVS AVGG NN
emperor with spear and shield.

Only at Trier.
15-14 mm. RIC VIII Trier 74

Note for collectors: This type is rare.
 

F389:   VIRTVS AVGVSTI  [no image]  emperor with spear and shield. Only Rome.

F392:  VICT AVG[G]


VICT AVG
Victory with wreath and palm. 

This example: 17-15 mm. RIC VIII Antioch 65.

Note for collectors: This type is common. There a similar type with "AVGG" (two Gs) only at Alexandria, shared with Constans, which is rare.


F394:  VICTORIA AVGG


VICTORIA AVGG
Victory with wreath and palm, chi-rho in left field.
Only Siscia.

This example: 17-15 mm. RIC VIII Siscia 176.

Note for collectors: This type has an early Christian symbol in the field. It is scarce.

 
 

F396:  VICTORIA AVGG


VICTORIA AVGG
Victory with two wreaths, chi-rho in right field.
Only Siscia.

This example: 16 mm. RIC VIII Siscia 180.

Note for collectors: This type has an early Christian symbol in the field. It is scarce.


F unlisted. It might become F396B:  VICTORIA AVGVSTORV

VICTORIA AVGVSTORV
Victory standing left with wreath and palm 
Only at Lugdunum (= Lyons).

This example: 14 mm. RIC VIII Lugdunum 36 "R" 

Note for collectors:  This type is very rare.


F398: VICTORIAE DD AVGG Q NN


VICTORIAE DD AVGG Q NN
two Victories facing each other

This example: 16 mm. RIC VIII Thessalonica 99.

Note for collectors: This type is very common. Decades ago it was seldom offered because it was too common and too inexpensive to bother trying to sell it!
 


F401:  [no image]  VOT XV MVLT XX in wreath. Only Antioch. RIC VIII Antioch 114, 119.  Rare. Note for collectors: This type is often crowded so the obverse legend is unclear and this type for Constans can be mistakenly attributed to Constantius II. As I write (in 2023), all of the few vcoins examples that are attributed to Constantius II are actually coins of Constans with their obverse legends difficult to read. 

F402:  VOT XX MVLT XXX in wreath


VOT XX MVLT XXX in wreath

This example. 14 mm. RIC VIII Antioch 113.


Note for collectors: This type is very common. 

 


 


Constantius II, FEL TEMP REPARATIO types (348-361).  From Table 3.

F409:  FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier spearing fallen horseman


FEL TEMP REPARATIO
soldier spearing fallen horseman
This type comes in various sizes 24-17 mm.
(See the next photo for relative sizes)

This example: 25-23 mm. RIC VIII Antioch 132.

Note for collectors: This type is very common. It is widely collected by mint and by position of the "fallen horseman" (which can be "reaches back," like this example, or "kneels" or "sits [next to the horse] " or "clutches [the horse]"
  Its size declined rapidly over time (see the next image).
  Some varieties have special interest, such as those with LXXII in the field (coin), for "72" coins to the pound.
  Because they are common and inexpensive in nice shape from many mints in many varieties, they make an interesting series to collect.  


  (Other examples)


F408:  FEL TEMP REPARATIO, emperor on galley, AE2


FEL TEMP REPARATIO,
emperor on galley, holds phoenix or Victory
(The design also comes as an AE3, next)

This example: 25 mm. RIC VIII Rome 115.

Note for collectors: This type is common. This example has the emperor holding a phoenix, while some have the emperor holding Victory crowning him. 

  (Other examples) 

 

F414:  FEL TEMP REPARATIO, emperor on galley, AE3


FEL TEMP REPARATIO,
emperor on galley, holds phoenix or Victory

This example: 18 mm. RIC VIII Thessalonica 119.
Possibly a half-denomination. 

This is the smaller size of the "galley" type.

Note for collectors: This example may actually be a different denomination, 1/2 the other. On the other hand, it might just be a later, smaller, version. An image above shows that the soldier-spearing-fallen-horseman type declined in size over time, with no obvious line of distinction that suggests the smaller ones are a half denomination. However, these galley types come in two distinct sizes, without the intermediate sizes found for the soldier-spearing-fallen-horseman type.



F410:  FEL TEMP REPARATIO,  hut

FEL TEMP REPARATIO,
emperor leads barbarian from hut
underneath a tree
(different varieties of tree for each mint)

This example: 20 mm. RIC VIII Trier 222.
Trier 222 

Note for collectors: This type is very common for Constans, but less so for Constantius II. It  is common. Of interest is that each mint has a distinctly different type of tree. 
 
 

F411: FEL TEMP REPARATIO, emperor with two captives

FEL TEMP REPARATIO
emperor with two captives to left

This example: 20 mm. RIC VIII Nicomedia 67 

Note for collectors: This type is very common. The two captives can be almost standing, as here, or kneeling. This example has a standard with a chi-rho. Others have a cross or a cross-rho. On some it just looks like an X.
 



F412:  FEL TEMP REPARATIO, horseman rides down two foes


FEL TEMP REPARATIO,
horseman rides down two foes
Only at Rome.

This example: 21-20 mm. RIC VIII Rome 184, "R2".

Note for collectors: This is the rarest FTR type available (F465 is never offered) and, as such, it is highly desirable. The detail on this example is outstanding. 
 
 

F425:  FEL TEMP REPARATIO, emperor and one captive


FEL TEMP REPARATIO
emperor and one captive to left.
Only at Thessalonica.

This Example: 24 mm. RIC VIII Thessalonica 178.

Note for collectors: This type is the second-rarest FTR type available. It is rarely in the sort of top condition in which other FEL TEMP REPARATIO types are often found. 


F413, 451, FEL TEMP REPARATIO, phoenix on pyre (or, pile of rocks):


FEL TEMP REPARATIO
phoenix on pyre (rocks)
"half-maiorina"

This example: 18-17 mm. RIC VIII Siscia 240.

Note for collectors: On this example the phoenix stands on a pyre or pile of rocks. On the next type the phoenix stands on a globe. Should they be different types? I decided they are; Failmezger included both under one ID number. You can make up your own mind. 

 


F413, FEL TEMP REPARATIO, phoenix on globe. Note for collectors: This type is common and sometimes considered to be merely a variety of the previous type.


FEL TEMP REPARATIO
Phoenix on globe. 
 

This example. 17 mm. RIC VIII Antioch 130.
 

 


F465:  [no image]  FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Large M in center. AE3. Only Rome. Extremely rare. RIC VIII Rome 313 "R3" 
 

In the name of Constantius II, types of, and issued by, Vetranio (March 25, 350 to Dec. 25, 350).  From Table 4. 


F415:  CONCORDIA MILITVM, emperor with two standards with chi-rhos

Issued by Vetranio, 350

CONCORDIA MILITVM
emperor with two standards with chi-rhos

This example: 23 mm. RIC VIII Siscia 280. 

Note for collectors: This type is common. It has a good early Christian symbolism. Make sure the chi-rhos are clear. 

  (Additional examples)
 


F416:  HOC SIGNO VICTOR ERIS


Issued by Vetranio, 350

HOC SIGNO VICTOR ERIS
Emperor standing holding standard with chi-rho,
to r. is Victory, crowning him with wreath and holding palm branch

This example: 23 mm. RIC VIII Siscia 283. 

Note for collectors: This type is desirable because it is the first type with a Christian legend. HOC SIGNO VICTOR ERIS means "In this sign, you will be victorious" which God told Constantine in his famous vision before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, Oct. 28, 312.  Make sure the chi-rho is clear. 

(Additional example)
 


F418:  GLORIA ROMANORVM, Emperor standing front, holding standard with chi-rho and reversed spear.

Issued by Vetranio, 350

GLORIA ROMANORVM
Emperor standing front, holding standard with chi-rho
and reversed spear.

Only at Siscia.
This example: 19-16 mm. RIC VIII Siscia 293 "S". 

Note for collectors: This type is rare.
 


F419:  VIRTVS AVGVSTORVM, Emperor standing right holding spear and globe, kicking captive.

Issued by Vetranio, 350

VIRTVS AVGVSTORVM
Emperor standing right holding spear and globe,
kicking ("spurning") captive.

Only at Siscia.
This example: 18 mm. RIC VIII Siscia 295, "S".

Note for collectors: This type is rare.
 

Constantius II, other post-reform types (348-361).  From Table 5.

F429:  GLORIA ROMANORVM, Horseman spears foe


GLORIA ROMANORVM
Horseman spears foe

Only at Rome. 
This example: 23-21 mm. RIC VIII Rome 196 or 199 or 205.

Note for collectors: This type is scarce (although RIC says it is common) and only from Rome. It is seldom in excellent condition.
 


F431:  [no image]  GLORIA ROMANORVM, emperor raises city of Aquileia. Only Aquileia. RIC VIII Aquileia 186 "R4". Extremely rare. 

 
F433: SALVS AVG NOSTRI, large chi-rho


SALVS AVG NOSTRI
large chi-rho. Alpha and omega, eight side.

Only at Trier.
This example: 23 mm. RIC VII Trier 335. 

Note for collectors: This type is often attributed to "Poemenius" who recovered the city of Trier from Magnetius for Constantius II. It is much like the large chi-rho type of Magnentius and Decentius, but with the legend made singular instead of plural. 
   It is a desirable early Christiana type. Sometimes a number of them are offered, so it is scarce and not rare, but it is very rare (unknown?) with a full flan and no problems. This example, like the vast majority, is crowded. Many have the surface corroded and this one does not.  
 


F466: SPES REIPVBLICAE


SPES REIPVBLICAE
emperor stands with globe and reversed spear

This example: 16 mm. RIC VIII Constantinople 149.

Note for collectors: This type is common, but much scarcer in nice condition than the FEL TEMP REPARTIO types. 

 


F442:  VICT DD NN AVG ET CAES, two Victories hold shield inscribed VOT XXX


VICT DD NN AVG ET CAES
two Victories hold shield inscribed VOT XXX,
chi-rho above.

Only at Rome. 
This example: 21-20 mm. RIC VIII Rome 251-2 "R2"

Note for collectors: This type is very rare and seldom offered. It is an adaptation of a similar type of Magnentius and Decentius which has VOT/V/MVLT/X. This type has, instead, VOT/XXX. 
 


F455:  VICTORIA AVGVSTORM


VICTORIA AVGVSTORM
Victory advancing left holding up wreath in each hand.

Only at Siscia and Sirmium. 
This example: 21-18 mm. RIC VIII Sirmium 25. "R"

Note for collectors: This type and the next are from the time of Constantius Gallus and rare. 
 


F456:  VICTORIA CAESARIS


VICTORIA CAESARIS
Victory advancing left with wreath and palm.

Only at Siscia.
This example: 20 mm. RIC VIII Siscia 315-6 "R, R"

Note for collectors: This type and the previous are from the time of Constantius Gallus and rare. This "CAESARIS" type is proper to Gallus and not Constantius II.
 


 


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