Posted 10/05/2012 9:53 pm
I don't have an online reference but the main thing to know is that they come in two variations. Earlier and heavier ones have two standards between the soldiers while a change on weight standards was marked by the later, lighter coins showing a single standard between the soldiers. They were issued for all male members of the Imperial family alive at the time. At the same time there were issues of the city commemoratives (Urbs Roma and Constantinopolis) and different types for women. When Constantine I died, they started making his death commemoratives in place of his GE coins and the three sons were promoted to Augustus from Caesar changing their legends. The difficult part here is you have to be careful separating the new Constantine II as Augustus from the old Constantine I coins. A full set from all the mints and shops must be close to a thousand coins but that is a guess I have not seen in print. How many doe Dane list? Anyone?
