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I have this Constans (337-350 A.D.) AE Centenionalis. AE16.5 mm., 1.0 gm., Obv: CONSTANS PF AVG, Rosette, diademed, draped bust right. Obv: VICTORIAE DD AVGG Q NN, Two Victories facing each other, each holding a wreath and a palm. 'HB' in centre. In Exe. BSIS. Siscia mint. My question is, is it RIC.Siscia.183 (that doesn't mention my Officina letter in the middle), or is it RIC.Siscia.185 that has 'dots' in the ex. which mine doesn't have? 
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i think bob is correct, looking at dane's spreadsheets, I get ric 192 as well.
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Agree RIC 192
TC, in this case, the field mark isn't related to an officina. All of the officinae are denoted in the mint mark for this particular type. ALPHA, BETA, GAMMA, DELTA, EPSILON
There is still much debate about what the field marks represented. Many believe it is related to a different series, having nothing to do with which workshop the coin was minted at.
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One correction. You have the right series in RIC VIII, but your coin is not a centenionalis. The two victories reverse pieces are much too small for that. They are AE4 module, and the actual denomination is not known.
Everything else the others have mentioned is how I would read your coin as well. Second officina at Siscia.
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Bob, Chris, B.D., Irbguy, I feel rather silly. I became so fixated on the two 'possibles' I found, that, despite neither one 'fitting', I was oblivious to the chance of a third possibility.
RIC.VIII.192 it is then.
Thank-you. Thank-you for this and all of the invaluable help that you give to me, (and to others). Regards,
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