A Bronze from the reign of Roman Emperor Constantius II (337-361).
The son of Constantine the Great, he and his brothers, Constans and Constantine II, each adopted the title Augustus and divided the empire among themselves upon their father's death in 337 AD. Constantine received the West, Constans Italy and Africa and Constantius Greece, Asia and Egypt. Constantine II died fighting Constans in 340. In 350 Constan's troops slew him and proclaimed a Frank, Magnentius, Emperor. Constantius defeated Magnentius in 353, becoming the sole Emperor. Constantius set up his nephew Julianus as Caesar in Gaul and went to fight on the Danube frontier. When Constantius ordered Julainus to send him troops, the troops rebelled and proclaimed Julianus Emperor. Constantius died before he could march on the revolt and Julianus ascended the throne unchallenged. He became known to history as Julian the Apostate because he reverted to paganism.
The front of the coin shows Constantius in a traditional Imperial pose. The reverse shows Constantius pulling a Barbarian youth from a hut and the words "Fel Temp Reparatio", the restoration of happy times.
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