RIC VII Heraclea 157, AE3, Bronze, struck at Heraclea, 336–337 AD. Obverse: bust of constantinopolis, laureate, helmeted, wearing imperial cloak, left, holding reversed spear in right hand. Reverse: two soldiers, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, standing facing each other, each holding spear in outer hand and resting inner hand on shield; between them, a standard. Weight about 1.7 g, diameter 15.5 mm.
obverse
Bust of Constantinopolis, laureate, helmeted, wearing imperial cloak, left, holding reversed spear in right hand
CONSTAN-TINOPOLI
reverse
Two soldiers, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, standing facing each other, each holding spear in outer hand and resting inner hand on shield; between them, a standard
GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS
specimens (11)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
1.45g
⌀15.5
British Museum
1.85g
British Museum (RIC VII)
British Museum
1.51g
British Museum (RIC VII)
British Museum
2.09g
British Museum (RIC VII)
British Museum
1.49g
British Museum (RIC VII)
British Museum
1.82g
British Museum (RIC VII)
Cite this coin
RIC VII Heraclea 157 (ric.7.her.157), 336–337 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-vii-heraclea-157/ (accessed: 2026-08-27). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA