Siliqua - Constantius II FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Rome

The FEL TEMP REPARATIO coinage was launched in 348 AD to mark the 1100th anniversary of Rome's founding — though this particular Rome mint piece dates to the preparatory issues of 347. The phrase, roughly "the restoration of happy times," was a deliberate propaganda exercise by Constantius II and his co-emperor Constans, projecting dynastic stability at a moment when the empire had only recently survived the usurpation of Magnentius's precursor tensions and ongoing pressure on the Danubian frontier.

Siliquae of this type are frequently found clipped, their edges shaved by later users exploiting the silver content. Unclipped examples from the Rome mint carry a premium precisely because the practice was so widespread.