It's either
Constans (DN FL
CONSTANS AVG) or
Constantius II (D N FL CONSTANTIVS
P F AVG) but the
legend is not completely clear to me; though I am leaning more towards
Constans. The
reverse is SECVRITAS
REI P;
Securitas standing facing, legs crossed,
head turned right, holding
sceptre in right hand, left elbow leaning on
column. It was struck in
Rome circa A.D. 337- 340.
After the death of
Constantine on 22 May 337, there was an interregnum of some three months before
his three sons were proclaimed
Augusti on 9 Sept 337. It was during these three months that “The Great Massacre” occurred, when most of the other male
members of
Constantine’s family and their supporters were killed. During this period all the mints continued producing the
GLORIA EXERCITVS coins except
Rome, which was controlled by
Constans. In
Rome a new
type was issued—SECVRITAS
REI PVB.
Constans apparently wanted the citizens to believe that the
security of the Empire
had been protected by the massacre.