Coin Diameter: 15mm
Weight: 3.o4g
Denomination: AE 4
Metal: bronze
Obverse Description: head facing right, pearl diadem, you can see the shoulders, mantel, emperor Constantius II, 341-346 AD
Reverse Description: winged figure, victory walks to the left, carrying a wreath and palm branch, 367-375 Ad
Obverse Inscription: Dn Vallen-SPF AVG (our lord vallen of augustus)
Reverse inscription: Secvritas Republicae ( security of the republic)
Mint Location: Antioch
Exergue Markings: ANT
Die Orientation: The tales is upside down
Ric, Sear Number: Unknown
Biography
Constantius II was born in Illyricum in August AD 317, the son of Constantine the Great and Fausta, and was proclaimed Caesar in AD 323.In AD 337, at the death of his father Constantine, he acceded to the throne together with his two brothers Constantine II and Constans. But this accession by the three brothers was tainted by the murder of their cousins Dalmatius and Hannibalianus, whom Constantine had also intende
d as joint heirs. These murders are believed to have been masterminded by Constantius II. Constantius died in battle against his brother.
Picture of the Coin
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