Usman's Coin

Constantine II- 330-340 AD
AE 4 15mm, 1.47 g
Obv: CAES (Caesar)
Cuirassed bust right
Rx: Gloria Exercitivus (The Glory of the Army)
Two soldiers each holding a spear and shield with two standards between them
Mint of Siscia

The greatest ruler of Rome, Caesar Augustus was a ruthless politician and soldier who used his power to restore order and prosperity to Rome with so much success that his reign from 27 B.C. to 14 A.D. became known as the Augustan Age. He was born as Gaius Octavius, he was named as the adopted heir of his great uncle Julius Caesar in Caesar's will. Octavius has changed his name to Julius Caesar Octavianus. After the murder of Caesar in 44 B.C., Octavian formed an alliance with Julius Caesar's fellow soldier Marc Antony and the general Marcus Lepidus, an alliance known as the Second Triumvirate. The three spent several years conquering their common enemies, but Octavian and Antony finally turned on one another after Antony formed a political and romantic alliance with the Egyptian queen Cleopatra. Octavian defeated the combined forces of Antony and Cleopatra in the naval battle of Actium in 31 B.C. and became the absolute power in Rome. In 27 B.C. the Roman Senate added to his adopted name of Caesar the title Augustus, which meant majestic. As emperor he expanded the borders of Rome and took a particular interest in public and cultural affairs, building temples and theaters, improving aqueducts and supporting poets and historians. Augustus died in 14 A.D. and was replaced by his stepson Tiberius, the son of Augustus's second wife, Livia.