Constantius II as Caesar/ Rare original ancient Roman Christian coin / camp-gate

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sConstantius II as Caesar (324-337AD) camp-gate AE 18-19mm. follis 2.55gm. Siscia mint. Nice original blue-green patina. Rare and interesting well centered superb specimen. Not cleaned. Exactly as pictured. Obv./ FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust left. Rev./ PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, camp gate with two turrets, star between, ASIS double crescent in ex. Authenticity guaranteed. You are bidding on original ancient Roman coin. Flavius Julius Constantius (August 7, 317 – November 3, 361), commonly known as Constantius II , was Roman Emperor from 337 to 361. The second son of Constantine I and Fausta , he ascended to the throne with his brothers Constantine II and Constans upon their father's death. In 340, Constantius' brothers fought over the western provinces of the empire. Constans defeated his brother and ruled the west for a decade until the usurper Magnentius rebelled in 350. Constans was promptly assassinated, leaving Constantius as the only surviving son of Constantine. After defeating Magnentius at the battles of Mursa Major and Mons Seleucus , the usurpers subsequent suicide left Constantius sole ruler of the empire. His military campaigns against Germanic tribes were successful: he defeated the Alamanni in 354, and campaigned across the Danube against the Quadi and Sarmatians in 357. In the east however, he fought the Sassanids for two decades with mixed success. Constantius elevated his cousin Julian to co-emperor in 355, but by spring 361 the two emperors were at war. However, Constantius died before the two could face each other in battle, naming Julian his successor. Constantius was born in 317 at Sirmium , Pannonia . He was the third son of Constantine the Great , and second by his second wife Fausta , the daughter of Maximian . Constantius was made Caesar by his father on 13 November 324. When his father died at Constantinople on 22 May 337, Constantius was the nearest of his sons to that city. Despite being on campaign in the eastern provinces, he immediately returned to the city to oversee his father's funeral. The role of Constantius in the massacre of his relatives descended from the second marriage of his paternal grandfather Constantius Chlorus and Theodora ) is unclear. Eutropius , writing between 350 and 370, writes that Constantius merely sanctioned “ the act, rather than commanding it ”. However, it should be noted that Eutropius was hostile to Constantius - he was a friend of Julian - Constantius’ cousin and ultimately his enemy. Constantius, his older brother Constantine II , his younger brother Constans , and three cousins Gallus , Julian and Nepotianus were left as the only surviving male relatives of Constantine the Great. Meeting at Sirmium not long after the massacre, the three brothers proceeded to divide the Roman Empire among them, according to their father's will. Constantius received the eastern provinces, including Egypt , Syria , Thrace , and Asia Minor . Constantine II received Britannia , Gaul , Hispania , and Mauretania . Constans, though initially under the supervision of Constantine II, received Italy , Africa , Illyricum , Pannonia , Macedonia , and Achaea .Reign in the East. Constantius spent much of the rest of 353 and early 354 on campaign against the Alamanni on the Danube frontier. The campaign was successful and raiding by the Alamanni ceased temporarily. In the meantime, Constantius had been receiving some disturbing reports regarding the actions of his cousin Gallus. Possibly as a result of these reports, Constantius concluded a peace with the Alamanni, and traveled to Mediolanum .There are few details of the early years of Constantius' sole reign in the eastern provinces. He spent most of his time defending the eastern border against invasions by the aggressive Sassanid Empire under king Shapur II . These conflicts were mainly limited to Sassanid sieges of the major fortresses of Roman Mesopotamia , including Nisibis , Singara , and Amida . The Sassanids were able to achieve little... read more

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