As noted on my page found here - GLORIA EXERCITVS COINS, these humble little coins make up one of my favorite areas of collecting.

As a number of emperors had discovered (too late), sitting on the throne of Rome depended in a large part on the support of its army. As Imperator (the supreme commander of the army), the emperor had to have the support of his forces. Lose that support, and you risk losing your head....literally.

The GLORIA EXERCITVS coins were a small, but important recognition given to the army by Constantine and his family, thereby making them an interesting study in the use of Roman coins as a tool of propaganda.

While the basic design of the coins are very similar: Two soldiers with either one or two standards, there is an infinite variety of subtle little differences in the way the details were cut. It is these differences that make this an interesting and challenging area of study.

Constantine era GLORIA EXERCITVS coins

Constantius II Alexandria mint 17mm, 2.24g OBV: FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C REV: GLORIA EXERCITVS Two soldiers, two standards EXG: SMALE
Constantine II Antioch mint 18mm, 2.74g OBV: CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG REV: GLORIA EXERCITVS Two soldiers, two standards. Large dots in standards EXG: SMANA
Constantine II Antioch mint 15mm, 2.31g OBV: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C REV: GLORIA EXERCITVS Two soldiers, one standard "O" with dot inside banner EXG: SMANC
Constantine II Antioch mint 17mm, 2.59g OBV: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C REV: GLORIA EXERCITVS Two soldiers, two standards Standard made of alternating dots and crescents EXG: SMANE
Constantius II Arelate mint 16mm, 2.18g OBV: FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C REV: GLORIA EXERCITVS Two soldiers, two standards Wreath and dot between standards EXG: SCONST An interesting coin....look at the way the celator created the soldier's faces. It looks like he used a round punch. The design on the shaft of the standard has a dot sitting on a crescent. The size of the dot appears to be the same size as the one used to create the soldier's "faces". Hmmmm.....a lazy celator, maybe??
Constantivs II Cyzicus mint 15mm, 1.35g OBV: FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C REV: GLORIA EXERCITVS Two soldiers, one standard EXG: SMKS Standard made of large circles
Constantine II Nicomedia mint 17mm, 2.62g OBV: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C REV: GLORIA EXERCITVS Two soldiers, two standards EXG: SMNr Standard made of smaller hollow dots
Constantius II Siscia mint OBV: FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C REV: GLORIA EXERCITVS Two soldiers, two standards EXG: (pellet) rSIS (pellet) Standard made of hollow circles
Constantius II Treveri mint OBV: FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C REV: GLORIA EXERCITVS Two soldiers, two standards EXG: TR ? What an interesting portrait of the young Caesar! At first glance, it looks like only one standard, but if you look closely, there are actually two on this rather crowded flan. There is even a star on top on the banners
Constantius II Treveri mint 16mm, 1.03g OBV: CONSTANTIVS P F AVG REV: GLORIA EXERCITVS Two soldiers, one standard EXG: TRP ? Letter "M" in standard I have no idea what the letter M stands for. Any thoughts?
Constantine II Treveri mint 18mm, 2.71g OBV: CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG REV: GLORIA EXERCITVS Two soldiers, two standards EXG: TR (pellet) P Shaft of standard made of small, hollow dots. Triangular banner on top. Pellet between standards
Constantine II Treveri mint 16mm, 2.8g OBV: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C REV: GLORIA EXERCITVS Two soldiers, two standards EXG: TR (?) (pellet) Shaft of standard made of large dots. Tall, skinny banners
Constantius II Treveri mint 19mm, 2.99g OBV: FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C REV: GLORIA EXERCITVS Two soldiers, two standards EXG: TR (pellet) (?) Slender standards, triangular banners on top
Constantius II Unknown mint 15mm, 1.41g OBV: CONSTANTIVS AVG REV: GLORIA EXERCITVS Two soldiers, one standard Smaller dots on shaft of standard. Large circle in banner (Ahem....I'm hoping that isn't a booger hanging from the young prince's nose...)
Constantius II Unknown mint 14mm, 1.52g OBV: CONSTANTIVS AVG REV: GLORIA EXERCITVS Two soldiers, one standard Chi Rho inside standard	No photo yet
Constantine II Unknown mint 15mm, 1.95g OBV: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C REV: GLORIS EXERCITVS Two soldiers, one standard Letter "Y" in banner	No photo yet