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Æ3 - Procopius REPARATIO FEL TEMP, Constantinopolis
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 364-366 |
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| Reference(s) | RIC IX#17A, OCRE#ric.9.cnp.17A |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The emperor stands facing, head turned to the right, clad in military attire, holding a labarum (Chi-Rho standard) in his right hand and resting his left hand upon a large round shield. A small indeterminate object appears at his feet to the left. The Christogram (☧) is displayed in the upper right field, emphasizing the Christian character of the reign. The reverse legend REPARATIO FEL TEMP is distributed around the figure, and the mint mark appears in the exergue. |
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Procopius declared himself emperor in Constantinople in September 365, exploiting the absence of Valens — who was campaigning in the east — and capitalizing on his blood connection to Julian. His reign lasted barely eight months before Valens crushed him in Phrygia in May 366. The usurpation was geographically compact, confined largely to the eastern Balkans and parts of Asia Minor, which means the minting window at Constantinople was short and output limited.
The REPARATIO FEL TEMP type was a deliberate borrowing from earlier Constantinian-era coinage, chosen to signal dynastic continuity with Julian's line rather than any genuine monetary reform.