The only known
type for
Constantia was issued from
Constantinople and therefore by
Constantine rather than Licinius. The timing of it was after Licinius
had been killed, despite Constantine's promise to
Constantia that he would be spared, and this together with the "
Pietas Pvblica"
reverse legend suggests that
Constantine wanted to portray Constantia's stoic acceptance (whether or not that was the case) of
his actions and proclaim the unity of
his clan. It was obviously a limited volume special issue, not a regular one. One can only speculate as to why it was such a small issue, as one is similarly forced to to for other
contemporary Constantinople issues such as
Spes Pvblica (esp. the diademed
bust variety) or
VOT XXX (known only from a single specimen).
On the surface it may seem a
bit odd that Licinius never issued any coins for
Constantia himself, but it really wasn't expected - neither
had Diocletian,
Maximianus or Constantius for their wives, and
Galerius had only issued for Galeria after raising her to
Augusta. Licinius doesn't in general appear to have been too excited about issuing new
types; give him an Iovi and an
amphora of wine and he was all set.
Ben