Constantius II- Victoria

Constantius II, 22 May 337 - 3 November 361 A.D.


Obverse:
Rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right

CONSTANTI - VS PF AVG

CONSTANTI – VS: Constantius
PF: Pius Felix
AVG: Augustus, emperor

Reverse:
VICTORIAE DD AVGGQ NN
'The victories of our lords the emperors'

VICTORIAE: Victories
DD: Dominus Noster
AVGGQ: emperors
NN: Nost—Nostrorvm

Note - Doubled letters used as plurals, e.g. one ruler is AUG and two agusti AUGG, one Caesar is CAES and two is CAESS, or D N vs D D N N where N N is read as "our".

Two victories facing one another, each holding a wreath and palm frond, dot in center.

Domination: Bronze AE3/4, size 15 mm,

Mint: SMTS Δ = Thessalonica, Δ = Delta is fourth Oficina in ex. Dated 347-348; rarity C2.
RIC VIII, Thessalonica 99; LRBC. 859

Ex Aiello Collection. The center dot is a remnant from using a compass for centering during the die engraving process. Center dots such as this are not considered part of the design and are not included in RIC descriptions.

Comments:
RIC 100 is not possible, for that would be CONSTANS - PF AVG. And for the dot as mint symbol there is no information in RIC. I think it is only a centration dimple.

On Dane's spreadsheet she indicates a dot in the center for some issues and other issues have double dots. For example RIC IX, 57 does indicate the dots and double dots.
Here is what Hill and Kent, in Late Roman Bronze Coinage has to say about the dot between the two Victories:
The central dot which is sometimes regarded as a distinguishing sign of a separate mint-mark seems to be merely operational, such as those which are frequently seen in this and the Gloria (two standards) types.