Constantine II Junior, son of Constantine the
Great 337-340AD Ancient Roman Coins for Sale Online
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Constantine II 'Junior', 337-340 A.D.
Completely silvered Billon Follis Trier, 324-325 A.D., FDC
Reference: RIC VII Trier 455.
CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust left
PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS, campgate, 2 turrets, 6 layers, star above, no
doors.
Mintmark PTR in ex.
Flavius Claudius Constantinus, known in
English as Constantine II, (316-340) was
Roman Emperor from 337
 to
340. The eldest son of
Constantine the Great and
Fausta, he was born at
Arles, and was raised as a Christian.
On
March 1,
317, Constantine was made
Caesar, and at the age of seven in 323,
took part in his father's campaign against the
Sarmatians. At the age of ten he became
commander of
Gaul, after the death of his
half-brother
Crispus. An inscription dating to 330
records the title of Alamannicus, so it is probable that his
generals won a victory over the
Alamanni. His military career continued
when Constantine I elected his son field commander during the 332
campaign against the
Goths.
Following the death of his father in 337, Constantine
II became emperor jointly with his brothers
Constantius II and
Constans. After the division of the
empire, made by the three brothers in September of the same year in
Pannonia, he ruled over
Gaul,
Britannia and
Hispania.
He was involved in the struggle between the different
Christian streams. The Western portion of the empire leaned towards
Catholicism and against
Arianism, and Constantine freed
Athanasius and allowed him to return to
Alexandria. This action also put some
burden on Constantius II, who was a supporter of Arianism.
At first, he was the guardian of his younger brother Constans, whose
portion was
Italia,
Africa and
Illyricum. As Constans came of age,
Constantine would not relinquish the guardianship and in 340 he marched
against Constans in Italy, but was defeated at
Aquileia and he was killed in an ambush
in
Cervignano del Friuli. Constans came to
control his deceased brother's realm.
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