Constantius II 337-361 A.D.
Coin Description | Constantius II, AE 17mm, Grade ??, The reverse is struck off-center causing the left site of the legend to be missing there's also a very deep scratch in the middle of the reverse going trough the soldiers stomach and a part of the fallen horseman's chest causing a lot of detail to be missing. This has probably happened during excavation of the coin. VM100 |
Obverse | The portrait is of Constantius II a diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust looking right. The legend reads DN CONSTANTIVS PF AVG meaning: DN (Dominus Noster /our lord showing the emperor to be the supreme ruler) CONSTANTIVS (his name) PF (Pius Felix / Dutiful and Wise) AVG Augustus which defines him as the emperor. The legend is broken which is a sign of the highest respect and signifies him as the senior Augustus. |
Reverse | The reverse shows a roman soldier advancing left spearing a fallen horseman who is reaching out to the soldier. The legend reads FEL TEMP REPARATIO which translates as "The restoration of happy times" or "Happy days are here again". Ofcourse symbolizing Constantius as the person who restored those happy times by defeating the barbarians, most likely the Persians. |
Mint | The exergue reads ?SIS (zigzag) which stands for the Siscia mint. Although only IS and the zigzag are visible its very likely that S should come before since that's really the only possibility . The ? would indicate the officina but unfortunately its missing. |
The Entire Story | The entire story of this coin would read: Our Lord Constantius II the Dutiful and Wise Augustus who restored the happy times to our empire by defeating the Persians. |