Solidus - Constantius II GLORIA REI PVBLICAE, Antioch

Constantius II inherited sole rule of the East after his father Constantine's death in 337, but the decade covered by this issue was defined less by stability than by dynastic massacre — within weeks of Constantine's death, Constantius orchestrated or permitted the killing of nearly all his male relatives, leaving only himself and his cousins Gallus and Julian alive. The Antioch mint was among the most productive eastern facilities throughout his reign, supplying gold to troops engaged in near-constant pressure from Shapur II's Sasanian campaigns along the Euphrates frontier.

RIC VIII 81 is well-attested from this mint, with the ANTH officina marks providing useful die-study anchors for specialists working the eastern solidus sequence.