Could anyone help me ID 2 copper roman coins? [solved]

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Hello! I just got this coins from my father who came back home from Germany and could use some ID. Links to numista pages if they exist would be greatly appreciated.
Coin 1:

Coin 2:

My phone doesn't take the best pictures, but I hope it's enough for an ID. The wheat penny is there for scale. :)

Thanks a lot!
Hello Solstafir,
They are both coins of one of the three sons of Constantine 1st; the first one is a GLORIA EXERCITVS type; the second one is a SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE type, and probably of Constans 1st.
I think the first one is from the Aquilea mint, and for Constantius 2nd (RIC#26) or Constans 1st (RIC#27).
Thanks a lot for the information! Also, from the denomination point of view, is it correct to assume they're both follis?
Quote: "Quiquengrogne"​I think the first one is from the Aquilea mint, and for Constantius 2nd (RIC#26) or Constans 1st (RIC#27).
​I say that because of the wreath on the standard. And more probably Constans 1st, when looking at the caesura.
Quote: "Solstafir"​Thanks a lot for the information! Also, from the denomination point of view, is it correct to assume they're both follis?
​Yes.
I am 99.9% sure it is Cons. 1st, I just found out it was from a lot that consisted of 90% Cons 1st coins, so it's almost a certainty.

Thank you very much for the insight! I really appreciate it.
Status changed to Solved (Solstafir, 28 Aug 2019, 18:45)
Noone is of Constantine 1st.
The 2nd one is not from Constantines sons. Its looks more like Emperor Valens - something close to this one : http://wildwinds.com/coins/ric/valens/_aquileia_RIC_009b_i.jpg
Quote: "alfonz"Its looks more like Emperor Valens.

​Hello Alfonz,
You are right, the SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE type with the winged Victory doesn't exist before the Valentinian emperors; and we can read D N VALEN-S P F AVG on Solstafir's coin (I had seemed to read "CONSTAN-S P F AVG").
For the first one I would guess on Constantine Junior (II) looking at the portrait. The mintmark and full legend are sadly impossible to read so I think there is no way to fully identify it.
Quote: "alfonz"​For the first one I would guess on Constantine Junior (II) looking at the portrait. The mintmark and full legend are sadly impossible to read so I think there is no way to fully identify it.
​You can not determine the emperor by his portrait, for the constantinian era.
But the wreath on the standard doesn't exist on the coins of Constantine 2nd;
it is the privilege of the Aquilea mint, and only for Constantius and Constans.
If it shows Constantius 2nd, it is RIC#26, and if shows Constans 1st, it is RIC#27.
Well the portraits of the Constantinian dynasty did differ. The exception are Constans and Constantius II who really nearly looked the same on their coins. But I think youre right about this one, I couldnt find this wreath banner for Constantine Junior.

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