Deirdre O'Halloran Ancient Coin Project

Coin Diameter: 20mm
Denomination: AE3
Metal: bronze
Obverse Depiction: diadem, shoulders visible, head facing right
Reverse Depiction: Falling horseman
Obverse Inscription: “Constantinus IVN NOBC” (Constantine Jr., most noble Caesar)
Reverse Inscription: “Fel Temp Reparatio” (the restoration of happy times)
Mint Location: Constantinople
Exergue Markings: CONSI [In exergue is the Antioch mintmark "AN" followed by the numeral (E=5) of the fifth workshop (officina)]
Die Orientation: Medallion Orientation
Biography: It might seem that Constantius II would have been called IVN but he was named for his grandfather Constantius I who died before Constantius II was born. The use of Roman numerals to distinguish rulers with the same name is also a modern convention not seen on coins. Flavius Iulius Constantius, known in English as Constantius II (7 August 317 – November 3, 361) was a Roman Emperor (337-361) of the Constantinian dynasty. Flavius Iulius Constantius was born at Sirmium (now Sremska Mitrovica in Serbia) in province of Pannonia, 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 the elder Constantine died at Constantinople on 22 May 337, Constantius was nearest of his sons to that city, and despite being on campaign in the eastern provinces, immediately returned to the city to oversee his father's funeral.