CONSTANS
AD 337-350AE4. 1.42g, 15.3mm
MINTED: Trier mint, AD 341-347
REF: RIC VIII Trier 185
OBVERSE: CONSTAN-S P F AVG, pearl-diademed with rosettes, draped and cuirassed bust right.REVERSE: VICTORIAE DD AVGGQ NN, two Victories holding wreaths standing facing each other; ivy leaf between, TRP in exergue.
Notes:Dark greyish brown patina. Struck on a compact flan.
The reverse legend declares : Victoriae duorum dominorum augusti que nostrorum ('to the victory of our two Lord Emperors'), in reference to Constans and his brother Constantius II.
Historical Notes:
Constans was the youngest son of Constantine the Great. On Constantine's death, the empire was divided between his three surviving sons, with Constans receiving Italy and Africa. He soon came into conflict with his elder brother Constantine II, and in 340 AD, the latter was killed in battle against Constans's forces. Constans then inherited his brother's territories of Hispania, Britannia and Gaul. He ruled with his surviving brother Constantius until AD 350, when, having made himself universally hated by his army, he was overthrown by the usurper Magnentius, a commander of the Imperial Guards. While fleeing to Hispania, Constans was caught and executed in a small fort in southwestern Gaul.
CONSTANS . AD 337-350 . AE4 . Two Victories . Trier mint . Ivy leaf symbol
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