Coin Information: Tantalus S/N 38973
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| Coin type: | Roman Imperial | ||||
| Entered by: | rasiel (Seller rating: 5.0 out of 5, based on 16 buyer responses) | ||||
| Added on: | Mar 5, 2011 | ||||
| Ruler: | Constantius II (Augustus) | ||||
| Coin: | AR Siliqua DNCONSTANTIVSPFAVG - Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. No legend - Wreath, VOTIS / XXX / MVLTIS / XXXX within | ||||
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| Mint: | Sirmium (351-355) | ||||
| Wt./Size/Axis: | 2.83g / 21mm / 185 | ||||
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| Acquisition/Sale: | Plamen Arsoff eBay #380318282008 2/24/11 | ||||
| For Sale: | This coin is for sale. ($300.00) About this seller | ||||
| Notes: | Jan 2, 12 - Constantius II was Constantine I's youngest and longest-surviving son. He was born into an established imperial dynasty and raised like a prince from his birth. In his youth he was formally given the rank of Caesar and his dad had earmarked for him all the eastern provinces for the day he would be crowned emperor. When his last brother Constans bit the dust in 350 the empire was thrown into a civil war. Constans's murderer took advantage of Constantius II's entanglements in faraway Persia to swoop in on Rome but was delayed by loyalist general Vetranio in northern Italy and a distant relative, Nepotian, in Rome itself.
The delays sapped the usurper's momentum giving Constantius the upper hand to retake the stolen provinces. He would now rule alone for the next decade but other members of his own family would cause him trouble. First, Constantius Gallus misused his title of Caesar and nearly caused another civil war then Julian II would do his bidding for a while but secretly harbored a great deal of hate for past wrongs. At a time he deemed appropriate he challenged the old emperor. It was all too much for Constantius's frail heart to handle and he died without seeing this last battle take place. Coins of Constantius II are extremely common in the bronze, normally those of him or his father being the first ones collectors new to Roman coins coming across. Coins in silver, like this Siliqua, are considerably scarcer comparatively speaking. I chose this as the cover coin for my book aorta Part of my Roman Emperors collection | ||||
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