Description: Constantius II (Caesar: 317 - 337 AD). AE3, Rome mint. FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / SECVRITAS REIPVB; Securitas standing leaning on column; R Leaf S in ex.

Diameter: AE15 mm

Weight: 1,06 g

Grade: aVF/aVF

Attribution: RIC VII 403

Commentary: extremely rare; olive green patina, some deposits, slightly off-center

History: At the age of 19 Constantius successfuly led a campaign against Persina in Armenia founding a new stronghold town and naming it Antinopolis - a proof that the lover and companion of Hadrian was still not forgotten 200 years later.

Article Number: 004-04-04-44757