Rx: “FEL TEMP REPARATIO” (The emperor spears a fallen horseman) A man with a spear is stabbing a fallen horsemen who is rearing back from the emperor, who is above the horseman

Ex: Unable to find markings 

Constantius II, born on September 9, 337 was the successor to Constantius I.  Constantius became emperor in 324 of the Roman world, married Eusebia Constantius, and had a daughter named Constantia, who married Gratianus.  Constantius II was awarded with military honors when he defeated the Visigoths in 332, and with that victory was named Germanicus Maximus.  His brothers Constantinus and Constans were also given military titles that were highly regarded.  He himself was Consul several times after being proclaimed “caesar”, and one of the times was with his brother Constans.  Yet, on his march west to Mesopotamia to defeat Julian in 631 he died.  

Megan O's Coin

Emporer: Constantius II (337-361)

AE: 17mm, 1.92 gm

Obv: “DN CONSTANTIVS PF AVG” (Constantius II as Augustus) The emporer is wearing a diadem facing the right

Kathleen's Coin

Constantius II- c. 340 AD

Measurements- 1.5 cm diameter, 2.36 g

Obv.- DN CONSTANTINIUS PF AVG (Our Lord and Blessed Constantius Augustus)

Constanius II’s head, wearing diadem

Rev.- FEL TEMP REARATIO (The Restoration of Pleasant Times)

Large Roman soldier spears a falling horseman, probably a barbarian

Mint: Uncertain

Flavius Julius Constantius was born on 7 August 317 in Illyricum. He seems to have been made a Caesar on 13 November 324 in Nicomedeia. He married his first wife, also his second cousin, in Constantinople. When his father died in May 337, Constantius, who was campaigning in the east, rushed back to Constantinople and arranged for his father's obsequies. He may have been the force behind the murder of a large number of relatives and retainers in a purge. In the first part of September 337 Constantius II and his two brothers met in Pannonia where they were acclaimed Augusti by the army to divide up the empire among themselves. After his brother was killed in 350, Constantius obtained possession of his brother's realm. Although he appears to have been a competent general, some contemporaries felt that Constantius was a better soldier in civil wars than in foreign combat and some disparaged his apparent reluctance to face the Persians. One of the longest-reigned emperors in Roman history, Constantius is hard for the modern historian to fully understand both due to his own actions and due to the interests of the authors of primary sources for his reign.

Jan R's Ancient Coin

Constantine I - 307-337 AD

AE 3 length 18 mm, width 1 mm

Obv: CONSTANTINUS (Constantine) Helmeted and Cuirassed head with a scepter Rx: No inscription, winged victory standing on the prow of a ship holding a spear and a shield

Mint Number: SM*SD

Mint: Unknown

About Constantine I

Constantine I is the best-known emperor from the late Roman Empire. He became emperor in 306 A.D. Throughout his long reign he introduced many changes to the empire. He created religious tolerance, which allowed Christians to worship freely. Later he converted to Christianity himself. Constantine realized that Rome was no longer a good capitol for the empire and so he moved the imperial residence east to Constantinople. Throughout his life he fought various civil wars and wars against various Germanic tribes. Constantine died of a sickness in 337A.D.

Gabby's Coin

Coin details
My Coin is by Valentinian I from the mint of Siscia
Obverse: DN VALENTINI - ANVS PF AVG – “draped and cuirassed bust right with pearl diadem”
DN = Dominus Noster “Our Lord”
PF = Pius Felix “Pious and Happy in a sense of 'blessed'”
AVG = Augustus (Emperor)
Coin Details= The drapery on the bust is secured by a large clasp on the shoulder below which we see a trace of the shoulder armor of the cuirass.
Reverse: GLORIA RO - MANORVM “Glory of the Romans” soldier holding Labarum dragging captive by hair
'Labarum' is the term for a standard bearing the Christian symbol Chi-Rho. This type is the most commonly available Roman coin that shows this symbol.

Summary
Roman emperorLatin in full Flavius Valentinianus
born 321, Cibalae, Pannonia died November 17, 375, Brigetio, Pannonia Inferior
Roman emperor from 364 to 375 who skillfully and successfully defended the frontiers of the Western Empire against Germanic invasions.

coin project- Caitlin G. Falling Horseman

ABOUT THE EMPEROR:
Flavius Julius Constantius, second son of Constantine I and Fausta, was born on 7 August 317 in Illyricum. He seems to have been made a Caesar on 13 November 324 in Nicomedeia. When his father died in May 337, Constantius rushed back to Constantinople and arranged for his father's obsequies. The realm of Constantius II included the east, except for Thrace, Achaea, and Macedon. His first wife, the daughter of Julius Constantius, must have died in the '40s or early '50s because he married his second wife Eusebia in 353. Although the marriage was harmonious, she passed away in 360. At some point in 361 before his death he had married Faustina, who bore him a daughter, Constantia, posthumously. One of the longest-reigned emperors in Roman history, Constantius is hard for the modern historian to fully understand both due to his own actions and due to the interests of the authors of primary sources for his reign.

DATA:
Coin Diameter- 1.5 cm
Weight- 2.30 g
Denomination-Unknown
Metal- 4th bronze
Obverse Depiction-Constantinus II-Diademed- per 1 -Facing right-Draped clothing
Reverse Depiction-Falling horseman
Reverse inscription-Fel temp reparatio
Reverse inscription translation
Mint location-AND
Exergue Markings-IMP
Year issued -320-337 AD

Elliott's Coin

Elliott Bartsch Latin Project
Constantius II - 337-361 AD
Length: 1.3 cm
Mass: 2.19 gm
Obv: CONSTANTIUS II
Laureate head right
Rev: Fel Temp Reparatio. (The Restoration of Happiness)
A fallen horsemen being slain by another soldier
Mint: AN
Mint of Nicomedia
Year Issued: After 348 AD
Metal: Bronze


Constans II was also known as Constantine the Bearded. He was the last Roman to become consul in history. He served as a Byzantine emperor from 641 to 668 AD. Under his reign, the Romans completely withdrew from Egypt and instead took control of Carthage. Constans II offered protection to both the religious protection to the divided Christians in his empire. Constans II soon conquered the Balkan lands and made peace with the Arabs. But Pope Martin I condemned his protection of Monothelitism and his willingness to compromise. Constans II began to become increasingly worried that his brother would oust him from the throne and chose to have him killed. The people hated Constans II so he moved to Sicily to rule from there. He was able to conquer Rome from the Lombards for a short period of time. When in Rome he stripped the Pantheon and other buildings of the precious ornaments. He also announced that the pope had no jurisdiction over the archbishop who represented Constans II. His recent moves led to his assassination by his chamberlain while taking a bath.

Peter's Coin!!

Information
My coin is 1.3 centimeters in diameter and weighs 1.68 grams, it is made from bronze. The mint location and the sear number cannot be determined. The obverse depiction is a man (The Emperor Valens (ascended to power in 261 CE) wearing a pearl diadem and cruriassed facing to the right. On the reverse depiction is a Roman soldier pulling a captive by the hair. The obverse inscription reads DN VALENS PF AVG meaning: our lord Valens the pious and blessed. The reverse inscription reads GLORIA ROMANA meaning: The Glory of Romans. The die orientation is held at 12:00 and 6:00.
The Emperor
The emperor on the coin is Valens who was declared emperor by his soldiers in Macedonia in 261 CE. He was strong for the old Roman virtues, honor and glory, and was awarded the cognomen Frugi. Unfortuanatly in less then a year of his soldiers declaration the very people that declared him emperor turned on him and killed him ending his short reign.

Jane's Coin Project

315 AD
AE 18-20 mm 3.2 grams
OBV: IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINVS PF AVG (Laureated head right)
REV: IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG (Jupiter standing left holding nike on glob raised with right hand and leaning on scepter. Eagle holding wreath at feet to left, wreath over delta over N in right)
EX: ALE (Alexandria)

Jupiter:
Jupiter, or Jove is the king of the gods in Roman mythology. He is also considered the god of sky and thunder, and is often called “Iuppiter Optimus Maximus”, or “Father God the Best and Greatest”. Jupiter is the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Zeus, and is said to be the father of Mars and the grandfather of Romulus and Remus. He ruled over the laws and social order, and his wives were Juno and Minerva.

Constantinus:
Constantinus II was the pope from 708 to 715. He died on April 9, 715, and was Syrian by birth. For a year, from October 710 to 711, Constantinus traveled to Constantinople at the request of emperor Justinian II. Justinian wanted to resolve the fight between the Churches of the East and West. Shortly after Constantinus’ arrival in Rome, Justinian died. The new emperor demanded Constantinus’ support in his view that Christ had only one will. Constantinus did not agree.

Soilder Dragging captive by HAIR! by Fritz Richter

Soldier Dragging Captive by the Hair
(Majority of Information was found through Dirty Dozen)
Valentinian I
mint of Siscia
Obverse: DN VALENTINI - ANVS PF AVG draped and cuirassed bust right with pearl diadem
DN = Dominus Noster (Our Lord)
PF = Pius Felix (Pious and Happy in a sense of 'blessed' more than 'jolly')
AVG = Augustus (Emperor) Note the break in the legend honors his position of a senior Augustus.
The drapery on the bust is secured by a large clasp on the shoulder below which we see a trace of the shoulder armor of the cuirass.
Reverse: GLORIA RO - MANORVM (Glory of the Romans) around edge; BSISCV mintmark in exergue; Q A and a fancy 'k' symbol in field - soldier holding Labarum dragging captive by hair
2cm, 1.76 gm
Bronze
337- 350 AD

Valentinian was on of Rome’s last Great War emperors. All emperors are faced with a challenge and Valentinians was to hold together an empire that had experienced sixty years of internal unrest, something which was of majorly important. He also had to deal with regions seeming to become disconnected; these were Gaul, Britain and Africa. Flavius Valentinianus was born in A.D. 321 at Cibalis in southern Pannonia. He started as a fighter and wrestler in his fathers footsteps but was soon called to lead the armies of Rome. From there he became emperor. One of the first problems that faced Valentinian was an outbreak of hostilities in Gaul with the Alamanni, a loose confederation of Germanic-speaking peoples living beyond the Rhine. The Alamanni were upset because Valentinian would not supply them with the level of tribute that previous emperors had paid them. He fixed this problem by sending Rome’s fist of War. Valentinian deliberately polarized Roman society, subordinating the civilian population to the military. The military order took over the old prestige of the senatorial nobility. The imperial court, which was becoming more and more of a military court, became a vehicle for social mobility. These officials did not always perform their job well and, as a result, the provincial populations became increasingly alienated from the imperial government. They were crushed under the increasing burden of taxation, and often the emperor, through his delegates, failed to provide the security for which the provincials' tribute was paying. Overall Valentinian was a very strict Ruler who practically converted Rome into a militaristic nation, he was a great man.

Constantine I-307 - 337 A.D.
AE 3, 1.9cm, 1.2 g
FL IVL CANSTANTIVS NOB C
Dedicated to Jove the preserver of the Caesars
IOVI CONSERVA TORI CAESS
Jupiter standing left holding victory
SISMT

Constantine rose to power when his father Constantius Chlorus died in the year 306 while campaigning against Scottish tribes. He later went on to defeat the rival emperor Maxentius in the decisive battle of Milvian Bridge in 312. He is credited for several great landmarks in history and is probably best memorialized by the city that bore his name for hundreds of years: Constantinople. Although now renamed Istanbul, this city was to be the seat of power for all Byzantine emperors for the next 1100 years. Constantine is also remembered as the first Roman emperor who embraced Christianity and instituted the buildings and papal dynasty that eventually grew into what are today the Vatican and the Pope. The latter part of his life saw his commitment to the church rise in step with the increasing repression against old-school paganism. He left behind several sons who would, after his death, turn on each other and generally undo much of the stability that Constantine had fought so hard to bring about.

Lucy Coin

DATA:
Coin diameter: 1.5 centimeters
Weight: 1.34 grams
Metal: Bronze
Obverse description: Face is facing to the right, neck up, wearing a wreath, headband. Constantine II, The Great.
Reverse description: Gloria Exercitus. Has 2 soldiers standing with 1 standard in between the men.
Obverse Inscription: ConstantineVS PF AVG
Obverse Inscription translation: Constantine, Pius Felix -the Emperor is known for his piety and his success (lucky also), (short for Augustus) Indicates authority over all civil matters
Reverse Inscription: Gloria Exercitus
Reverse inscription translation:
Year Issued: 307-337 AD
Die Orientation: “Coin Rotation”

RIC, Sear Number: S-3961

Biography:

Constantine II was the son of Constantine I, the eldest with his second wife, Fausta. He was born in Arles and was made Caesar before he was a year old in 316 A.D. Upon his father's death, Constantine II inherited the Western part of the empire. After quarreling with his brother Constans, he invaded his territory, only to be killed in an ambush near Aquileia. His coin often include 'IVN' in the legend, an abbreviation for junior.

Basil Sunier

Ancient Roman Coin Project

About the Coin

My coin, which is 2cm in diameter and 2.41g, has the reverse depiction of a falling horseman, the most common coin of the “dirty dozen.” It is made of bronze, with the obverse depiction being the emperor Constantius II facing right. The inscriptions on the obverse and reverse mean Constantius II Pious and Blessed (Constantinvs PF) and Restoration of happy times (Fel Temp Reparatio). The coin was originally minted in Antioch after 348 AD with a denomination of 3 AE. It is die oriented and was relatively easily distinguishable by the inscription and depiction.

 

Constantius II

        Constantius was born in August 317. Constantine the Great left three sons, who shared the empire between them; but two were killed early in life, and only Constantius, the second and worst of the brothers, remained Emperor. Constantius was a little, mean-looking man, but he dressed himself up to do his part as Emperor. He had swarms of attendants like any Eastern prince, most of whom were slaves, who waited on him as if he was perfectly helpless. He had his face painted, and was covered with gold embroidery and jewels on all state occasions, and he used to stand like a statue to be looked at, never winking an eyelid, nor moving his hand, nor doing anything to remind people that he was a man like themselves. He was timid and jealous, and above all others, he dreaded his young cousin Julian, the only relation he had left. Julian was extremely able, and Constantius II thought it best to keep him at a distance by sending him to fight the Germans on the borders of Gaul. Constantius died of a fever November 3, 361 AD. (aged 44) at Tarsus in Cilicia. His successor was Julian who became known as Julian the Apostate.

Molly's Coin

Constantius II- 317-361

AE 3 15mm, 1.89 gm

Obv: DN CONSTAN-TIVS PF AVG, (Our Lord Constantine, Loyal, Blessed Augustus ) pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right 

Reverse: SPES REI-PVBLICE, (Hope to the Republic)emperor standing left holding globe and spear.

Mint of Alexandria

Constantius II, or Flavius Iulius Constantius, was born in August of AD 317. He acceded the throne with his two brothers after his father had been murdered in AD 337. When he acceded the throne he was tainted in the eyes of his people due to the murders of his cousins Dalmatius and Hannibalianus. Constantius II received the eastern part of the empire after it was divided amongst the brothers. Most of the early years of his rule were spent defending the eastern border against the invasion of the Sassanid Empire. Constantius II ruled for many years moving from east to west and fighting off invaders. In AD 361 Constantius II went to Cicilia where he back fatally ill. Knowing that he would die Constantius II had himself baptized and died of a fever on November 3, 361.

Roman Coin Project
By Steven Chrappa



Coin Data:
Constantine I-307-337 AD
AE 1.5 cm diameter 1gm
Obverse: DN CONSTAN -TIVS PF AVG (Dominus Noster Constantius Pius Felix Augustus) This means Our godly lucky master Constantine Augustus. Laureate and the head is facing right
Reverse: SPES REPUBLICAE this means hope of the republic. A man holding a sun I his right hand and a spear in his left hand.
Ex:SMK
Mint: Kyzicus

Biography of Constantius II:
Flavius Iulius Constantius was born at Sirmium (now located 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 November 13, 324. In order to stay in power Constantius faced many rebellions and problems. He was also married three times. First to a daughter of his half-uncle Julius Constantius, whose name is unknown. She was a full-sister of Gallus and a half-sister of Julian. She died around 352/3 AD. His second marriage was to Eusebia, a woman of Macedonian origin from the city of Thessaloniki. She died in 360. His third and final marriage was in 360, to Faustine, who gave birth to Constantius' only child, a daughter named Flavia Maxima, who later married Emperor Gratian. After the birth of his daughter, Constantius immediately gathered his forces and set off west. However, by the time he reached Mopsuestia in Cicilia, it was clear that he was fatally ill and would not survive to face Julian. Realizing his death was near, Constantius had himself baptised by Euzoius, the Semi-Arian bishop of Antioch and then declared that Julian was his successor. Constantius II died of fever on November 3, 361.

Romina's Coin

DATA

-Constantine I the Great - 307-337 AD

-AE 1 cm, 1.84 gm

-Obv: CONSTANTINVS PF (Pius Felix) AVG [Constantinius Augustus loyal and blessed]

-Laureate head right

-Rev: GLORIA EXERCITVS (glory of the army)

-2 soldiers facing each other, with 2 standards between

EMPEROR BIOGRAPHY

Constantine the Great (I) was born in 275 AD in Nassius (or modern Siberia) dying in 337 AD also terminating this rule and commencing the reign of Maxenius. Constantine was best known for being the first Christian ruler of the Roman Empire. He inherited the throne once his father, also Constantinius, died in 306 AD. His credits mostly involve the social and economic reforms that significantly influenced medieval society. Yet his tolerance for Christianity revolutionized those roman days by reversing the prosecutions of his predecessor, Diocletin. The ancient Greek colony, Byzantium changed to Constantinople, was also transformed into a new imperial residence, which remained the capital of the Byzantine Empire for over one thousand years. Since tolerance for a religion was a new concept in the empire, his contribution to Christianity was only venerated years later. Constantine enlarged the Empire by adding Britain, Gaul, and Spain, having one of the largest Roman armies. His sickness was expected, yet his death arrived much earlier in the estate of Achyrona while marching against the Persians. Although sick, his heart and will for the Roman Empire had grown stronger. His body was transferred to Constantinople and buried in the Church Of Holy Apostles.

Will D's Coin

Coin Diameter	1.6cm – 1.8cm
Weight	3.04g
Denomination	AE 3
Metal	Bronze AE
Obverse Depiction	Emperor Constantius looking left, shoulders visible
Reverse Depiction	A campgate with two turrets and a star-like figure above it
Obverse Inscription	“FL IVL CONSTANTIVS”: (Constantius)
Reverse Inscription	“PROVIDENTIAE CAESS”: (Dedicated to) the foresight of our Caesars
Mint Location	Nicomedia
Exergue Markings	Moneta, Nicomedia, Secunda (“MNB”)
Die Orientation	45°
Distinct Features	Unique reverse depicition

Constantius was born on August 7, 317.  He was the third son of Constantine the Great.  After his father died in 337, Constantius became the co-emperor of Rome, along with Constans and Constantine II.  He ruled the Asian provinces and Egypt.  However, in 340 Constantine was killed, so he ruled only with Constans.  This lasted until 350, when he became the sole emperor of the entire Roman Empire.  Constantius died of a fever on November 3, 361, ruling until his death.

Michael Conaton

 

                                    Constantine-    307-337 ad

                                    AE 4 1cm, 2.80g

                                    Obv:  Constantinus (Constantine)

                                    Shoulders up, headband, cloak

                                    RX: Fel Temp Repartio(the return of happy times)

                                    Soldier with spear, shield and helmet

                                    NOT DISCIPLE

                                    Mint of Thessalonica                       

 

 

 

He was born in the Moesian military city of Naissus.  He received education at Diocletian’s court where he learned latin literature. He ruled over Britain, Gaul and Spain.  He also commanded one of the largest Roman armies at this time.  He strengthened Trier’s circuit wall by fortifying it and making military towers.  He then rebuilt the city of Byzantium which was renamed Constantinopolis.  It was called the secong Rome with a senate similar to Rome’s.  He died in a suburban villa called Achyron, on the last day of the festival of Pentecost on May 22 337 AD.

Amiel and Harrison's Coin

Coin Info:
Emperor: Constantius II - 317 361
Denomination: AE 4
Diameter / Weight: 10 mm / 1.70 gm
Obverse Inscription: FL IVL CONSTANTIUS NOB C
Obverse Translation: Flavius Julius Constantius Most Noble Caesar
Obverse Description: Head Right, Diademed, Draped Cuirassed
Reverse Inscription: FEL TEMP REPARATIO
Reverse Translation: The Restoration of Happy Times
Reverse Description: Soldier Stabbing Falling Horseman
Mint Location: Unknown
Exergue Markings: Unknown
Die Orientation: Unknown

Biography:
Flavius Iiulius Constantius was born at Sermium in province of Pannonia. People claim that he ordered his soldiers to kill his family but the people who said this were often condensending about him. This act was called the massacre if 337. Meeting at Sirmium not long after the massacre, the three brothers of the constantius family proceeded to divide the Roman Empire among them, according to their father's will. Constantine II receive Brittania, Gual and Hispania; Constans Italia, Africa, Illyricum, Thrace, Macedon and Achaea; and Constantius the East. They did this in respect of their fathers will. Constantius II died of a fever in Mopsuestia. Just before he announced Julian as his successor.

Sawyer's Coin

Flavius Arcadius- 395-408
AE 4 1.4cm, 1.3 grams
OBV:DN ARCADIUS PF AVG
Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, bust right
Rx. SALVS REIPUBLICAE (The Health of the Republic)
Victory walking left, holding Trophy on right, dragging captive on left
Mint and Ex. Marks not Found

Flavius Arcadius was born in Spain to Theodosius I and Aelia Flacilla in 377. He married a woman named Aelia Eudoxia and in 399, she convinced him to order all non Christian temples to be destroyed. She died in 404 having had 4 children. Four years later Arcadius died of natural causes.

Soilder draggin captive by his hair!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

Soldier Dragging Captive by the Hair

            (Majority of Information was found through Dirty Dozen)

• Valentinian I
• mint of Siscia
• Obverse: DN VALENTINI - ANVS PF AVG draped and cuirassed bust right with pearl diadem
• DN = Dominus Noster (Our Lord)
• PF = Pius Felix (Pious and Happy in a sense of 'blessed' more than 'jolly')
• AVG = Augustus (Emperor) Note the break in the legend honors his position of a senior Augustus.
• The drapery on the bust is secured by a large clasp on the shoulder below which we see a trace of the shoulder armor of the cuirass.                                                                     
• Reverse: GLORIA RO - MANORVM (Glory of the Romans) around edge; BSISCV mintmark in exergue; Q A and a fancy 'k' symbol in field - soldier holding Labarum dragging captive by hair
• 2cm, 1.76 gm
• Bronze
• 337- 350 AD

 

Valentinian was on of Rome’s last Great War emperors.  All emperors are faced with a challenge and Valentinians was to hold together an empire that had experienced sixty years of internal unrest, something which was of majorly important.  He also had to deal with regions seeming to become disconnected; these were Gaul, Britain and Africa.  Flavius Valentinianus was born in A.D. 321 at Cibalis in southern Pannonia.  He started as a fighter and wrestler in his fathers footsteps but was soon called to lead the armies of Rome.  From there he became emperor. One of the first problems that faced Valentinian was an outbreak of hostilities in Gaul with the Alamanni, a loose confederation of Germanic-speaking peoples living beyond the Rhine.  The Alamanni were upset because Valentinian would not supply them with the level of tribute that previous emperors had paid them.  He fixed this problem by sending Rome’s fist of War.  Valentinian deliberately polarized Roman society, subordinating the civilian population to the military. The military order took over the old prestige of the senatorial nobility. The imperial court, which was becoming more and more of a military court, became a vehicle for social mobility.  These officials did not always perform their job well and, as a result, the provincial populations became increasingly alienated from the imperial government. They were crushed under the increasing burden of taxation, and often the emperor, through his delegates, failed to provide the security for which the provincials' tribute was paying.  Overall Valentinian was a very strict Ruler who practically converted Rome into a militaristic nation, he was a great man. 

HE IS THE ULTIMATE EMPORER