Constantius II (324-361)
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Constantius III
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IMP CONSTANTIUS II
Flavius Julius Constantius
Born: August 7th A.D. 317 in Illyricum ...
Constantius II, middle son of Constantine and Fausta, became Caesar in 324. He received the eastern territories after Constantine's death.
Valens/Constantius II muled siliqua
A ragged AR 18, with no sign of plating. 2.19 grams, which would be full weight for a Valens siliqua. Supposedly found in Tunisia.
27559 Constantius II. 337-361. AE Centenionalis of Alexandria . Bust r/Soldier adv. left, spearing fallen/horseman, alea in ex, in left field. 1st group. SR-4003, RIC-72. VF. $40 ...
Constantius II, AE3, 325, Ticinum, Officina 3
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Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust left
PROVIDEN_TIAE CAESS
Campgate with six rows, two turrets, no doors, star above, top row blocks and dots, bottom row empty blocks, ramp at base ...
Constantius II - Bronze (once silvered) Centenionalis or Majorina - 21mm diameter
Roman soldier spearing bearded and pigtailed Gothic horseman who reaches back toward him
RIC 132 (Vol VIII page 523) - - Antioch mint workshop 15 - ANEI ...
421 - Constantius III becomes co-Emperor of the Western Roman Empire
1555 - Laurence Saunders is led barefoot to his execution and burned at the stake.
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BB501. Constantius II, AD 337-361, AE half Centenionalis. Emperor bust rt./Soldier spears fallen barbarian horseman, A in field left, Thessalonika mint. Only slightly offcenter with little off, medium brown tone, clear and decent example, Fine ...
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RIC38, Constantius II: AE3 (0324AD-0330AD)
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Laureated bust of Constantius II draped and cuirassed left ...
A member of the Constantinian dynasty, he was made Caesar by Constantius II in 355 and took command of the western provinces. During his reign he campaigned successfully against the Alamanni and Franks.
Julian came to power in 360 CE in a revolt against Constantius II and tried to reinstate pagan gods. Julian would certainly be looking for a heavenly sign to offset the Christian vision of Constantius' father, Constantine the Great.
The bronze centenionalis, were the attempts of Constans and Constantius II to reintroduce a large bronze coin between 320-340 AD, as the follis had by then shrunk dramatically.
About 346 Constantius II and his brother Constans replaced the now tiny bronze follis with a larger piece, usually termed the centenionalis.
Several attempts were made to halt the decline in the bronze coinage, notably by Constantius II and Constans who introduced the centenionalis in A.D. 346 and by Magnetius, who struck his large /El (pecunia maiorina) in A.d. 352-3. Julian II (A.D.
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