Constantius II; AE2 Thessalonica; emperor with standard, globe and captive
55,00 €
Description
Constantius (337 – 361 AD). AE2, Thessalonica mint 348-351 AD. D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG; diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / FEL TEMP RE-PARATIO; emperor in military dress advancing left, treading on captive, holding Victory on a globe and a chi-rho standard, Γ left, star right; *TSA* in ex.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE22 |
| Weight [g]: | 3,78 |
| Grade: | gF/gF |
| Attribution: | RIC VIII 178; LRBC 1674 |
| Commentary: | actually scarce or even rare; dark grey patina |
Historical Context
The usurpation of Magnentius and the resulting civil war could be seen as one of the key events in the following long decline of the empire.
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