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Reverse. 

 Jupiter (or a figure of a man with a beard) naked, standing in 

 profile, looking towards y e right hand, supporting his left hand 

 upon a staff or spear erect, on y e point thereof perched a Bird 

 (probably an eagle) turning its head backward towards Jupiter's 

 head, intending as it were to put a chaplet upon his head, which 

 it holds in its beak, having his right hand extended forwards & 

 grasping a globe, whereupon stands a winged genius holding out 

 another chaplet also, in its hand towards Jupiter's head. Before 

 Jupiter, at his feet, stands an Eagle, close, fluting his head back- 

 wards towards Jupiter, & holding a thunder-bolt in its beak. 

 Behind Jupiter is a small figure kneeling at his feet & over its 

 head, which is behind Jupiter also, are these characters, standing 

 as under, 



X 



HI, 



and round y e edge thereof is this inscription, 



IOVICONS ERVATORI. 



Id est 



Jovi conservators In y e Exergue SALNT. 



III. This has on one side a head laureat, thus circumscribed, 

 CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC. 

 That is Constantinus Junior Nobilis Caesar. 



Reverse. 

 Two Roman Soldiers standing affront, resting y r exterior hands 

 upon 2 pikes or lances, with two military ensigns (Labara; betwixt 

 them, & thus circumscribed, 



GLOR IAEXERC ITVS. Id est, 

 Gloria exercitus. 

 In y e Exergue 



That is RES. 



This coin was struck whilst y e Emperor Constantine was living 

 (designati Imperii Successoris hoc nomine nobilis notati sunt) & 

 he died A. U. C. 1088, which answer to y e year of our Lord 

 336. 



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