Constantius Gallus was appointed Caesar by his cousin Constantius II in 351, partly out of dynastic necessity — most of the male Constantinian line had been purged in the succession crisis of 337. He governed the East from Antioch with increasing brutality and erratic judgment, and Constantius II had him arrested and executed in 354. Aquileia was one of the western mints producing his coinage in the final years before that execution, meaning the production window for this type was effectively closed by political murder rather than any monetary policy decision.
Constantius Gallus was appointed Caesar by his cousin Constantius II in 351, partly out of dynastic necessity — most of the male Constantinian line had been purged in the succession crisis of 337. He governed the East from Antioch with increasing brutality and erratic judgment, and Constantius II had him arrested and executed in 354. Aquileia was one of the western mints producing his coinage in the final years before that execution, meaning the production window for this type was effectively closed by political murder rather than any monetary policy decision.