Description: Constantius II (337 - 361 AVG). AE4 Treveri mint, before April 340 AD. FL IVL CONSTANTIVS AVG; laureate and cuirassed bust right / GLORIA EXERCITVS; two soldiers holding spear and shield flanking standard with cross on a banner; TR... in ex.

Diameter: AE13 mm

Weight: 1,66 g

Grade: gF/gF

Attribution: RIC Trier 39, page 143

Commentary: very rare with cross; green-grey patina with sandy deposits, slightly off-center

History: After Constantine I embraced Christianity in the second decade of the 4th century Christian symbols were only gradually depicted on the coinage - in the first 40 years only as small signs featured on the banner or as a mint marks.

Article Number: 059-03-06-42384