Rare Genuine ancient Roman coin Constans 347 AD Victories Laurel Wreath Branch

Description

One original ancient Roman Bronze coin of:
Constans - Roman Emperor: 337-350 A.D. -
Struck -
Constans as Augustus AE4. 337-347 AD.
AE 4 14-15mm. 1.80gm.
Thessalonica mint.
Original glossy olive brown-green patina and earthen encrustation.
Obv./
CONSTANS-PF AVG, rosette diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right.
Rev.
/
VICTORIAE DD AVGGQ NN, Two Victories facing each other, each holding wreaths and palm branches. Mintmark SMTSB. Palm branch upright in centre.
Coin is in good condition and very rare and nice inclusion to the finest collection.
Authenticity guaranteed. Original ancient Roman coin as pictured and described above.
Flavius Julius Constans
(320-350) was a
Roman Emperor
who ruled from 337 until his death. Constans was the third and youngest son of
Constantine the Great
and
Fausta
, Constantine's second wife.
On 25 December 333 Constantine elevated Constans to Caesar.
In 337 he succeeded his father, jointly with his older brothers
Constantine II
and
Constantius II
, receiving
Italy
,
Pannonia
and
Africa
as his portion. Constantine II, who ruled over Gaul, Spain and Britain, attempted to take advantage of his youth and inexperience by invading Italy in 340, but Constans defeated Constantine at
Aquileia
, where the older brother died. The invasion was the effect of brotherly tensions between the two emperors. Constantine II was, at first, Constans's guardian. As Constans grew older, Constantine II never relinquished that position.
In 341-2, Constans led a successful campaign against the
Franks
and in the early months of 343 visited
Britain
. The source for this visit,
Julius Firmicus Maternus
, does not give a reason for this but the quick movement and the danger involved in crossing the
channel
in the dangerous winter months, suggests it was in response to a military emergency of some kind, possibly to repel the
Picts
and
Scots
.
Regarding religion, Constans was tolerant of Judaism but promulgated an edict banning pagan sacrifices in 341. He suppressed
Donatism
in Africa and supported
Nicene orthodoxy
against
Arianism
, which was championed by his brother Constantius the latter. Constans called the
Council of Sardica
, which unsuccessfully tried to settle the conflict.
In 350, the general
Magnentius
declared himself emperor with the support of the troops on the
Rhine
frontier, and later the entire Western portion of the Roman Empire. Constans lacked any support beyond his immediate household, and was forced to flee for his life. Magnentius' supporters cornered him in a fortification in Helena, southwestern
Gaul
, where he was killed by Magnentius's assassins.
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