Two Victories Lambda Alfa??

[silvernut]

Hi,

I can't figure this one out, mainly because the obverse is blurred. Maybe Constans? What caught my attention was the anagram between the Victories, because I have never seen it before. Can anyone help me identify this? Thank you in advance!!

Regards,
Ignasi

[mdelvalle]

Hi Ignasi
Maybe NA in center and PARL or SARL in exerge, Arles mint ?
Saludos
Mario

[silvernut]

Thank you, Mario. Yes, it could be Arles. However, if it's NA, as you say, what does it mean? And also, would it be Constans, as I thought, or someone else?

Regards,
Ignasi

[Jochen]

I agree with Mario, it is Arles. The ex. is PARL. The NA should look like a monogram of M and A. The obv. legend has ..STANTI - left of the bust, so it is Constantius II. Fortunately there is only one entrance with this break:
RIC VIII, Arles 78; LRBC 455; struck AD 347-348; very common (C5), struck in huge numbers.
The MA monogram seems to be the symbol of this series. The meaning is unknown, as usual.

Best regards

[silvernut]

Thank you, Jochen. Constantius II, then.

Regards,
Ignasi

[silvernut]

Sorry to be a nuisance with this coin, but it's giving me too much trouble, probably, for what it's worth... I can't find RIC 78 Arles in ERIC, or on any of the online databases I usually check. Of course, I don't have RIC VIII, which is surely the problem... Could anyone kindly provide the full description of this coin, please? Thank you again.

Regards,
Ignasi

[mdelvalle]

Hi Ignasi
AE3/4 Constantius II
Ob: CONSTANTI-VS PF AVG - laurel + rosette diademed, draped and cuirassed bust r.
Rv: VICTORIAE DD AVGGQ NN - two Victories standing facing each other, each holding wreath & palm - "NA" in center
Exerge: PARL
RIC VIII Arles 78
Rarity: C5

Mario

[silvernut]

Thank you, once again, Mario!!