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Solidus - Constantius II VICTORIA DD NN AVG, Siscia
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint, Siscia |
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| Year | 337-340 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | A winged, draped Victory is depicted seated right upon a cuirass and shield, supporting on her left knee a votive shield inscribed VOT/X/MVLT/XX; a small genius figure kneels on the opposite side to assist in supporting the shield. The reverse legend encircling the design proclaims the vows and victories of the augusti. The mintmark SIS appears in the exergue, identifying the Siscia mint. The composition reflects the standard Constantinian reverse type honouring imperial vows and military victories. |
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| Mintage | ND (337-340) SIS |
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Constantius II inherited the eastern portion of the empire following the dynastic massacre of 337 AD, in which most of his male relatives were killed by soldiers loyal to himself and his brothers — a purge he almost certainly sanctioned. The Siscia mint, active in Pannonia along a critical Danubian corridor, was among the first workshops to resume gold production under the divided administration of Constantine's three surviving sons.
RIC VIII 30 places this solidus in the brief window before the fratricidal conflict that killed Constantine II in 340, when the three Augusti still nominally shared authority.