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Solidus - Constantius II GLORIA REI PVBLICAE, Antioch
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint, Antioch |
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| Year | 355-361 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Frontal bust of Constantius II, diademed with a pearl and gem-studded diadem, cuirassed and draped, facing directly forward in the late Roman hieratic style. The emperor raises his right hand in a gesture of address or acclamation, while the left shoulder displays an ornate paludamentum fastened with a fibula. A spear tip is visible over his right shoulder. The surrounding legend reads FL IVL CONSTAN-TIVS PERP AVG, distributed across the field from left to right. |
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| Mintage | ND (355-361) SMAN - 10th officina (I) - ND (355-361) SMAN - 1st officina (A) - ND (355-361) SMAN - 2nd officina (B) - ND (355-361) SMAN - 3rd officina (Γ) - ND (355-361) SMAN - 4th officina (Δ) - ND (355-361) SMAN - 5th officina (Є) - ND (355-361) SMAN - 6th officina (S) - ND (355-361) SMAN - 7th officina (S) - ND (355-361) SMAN - 8th officina (H) - ND (355-361) SMAN - 9th officina (Θ) - |
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Constantius II spent the final years of his reign consumed by the usurpation of Julian, his own Caesar, who was acclaimed Augustus by his troops in Paris in 360. The Antioch mint was one of the eastern facilities firmly under Constantius's control during this standoff, and production continued at pace until his death from fever in 361 before the two men could meet in battle. Julian inherited the empire without a civil war — and the mint entire.
The GLORIA REI PVBLICAE reverse type was introduced across multiple eastern mints during the 350s, with Antioch producing several distinct officina variants traceable through the mintmark sequence.