{"product_id":"roman-constans-ad-337-350-ae4-bi-nummus-army-soldiers-ngc-090","title":"ROMAN Constans AD 337-350 AE4 BI Nummus \/ Army Soldiers NGC (090)","description":"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cfont style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv style='font-family: \"Times New Roman\";'\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"WCPGSubHead\" style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 11px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/resized-images.crazylister.com\/68747470733a2f2f696d672e6372617a796c69737465722e636f6d2f35383630382f696d616765732f6c6f676f322835292e706e673f76657273696f6e49643d5f695235775254556a5736497a53305f54792e524c376649764f6c347a727834\/auto\/82.png\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"WCPGSubHead\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 11px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\t\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e ROMAN EMPIRE\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCERTIFIED BY NGC \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eConstans 337-350 AD AE4 BI Nummus \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eConstans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHouse of Constantine dynasty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCoins for this issuer were issued from 333 until 350.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(As Caesar 333-337, as Augustus 337-350.)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eObverse: CONSTANS AVG, pearl-diademed, \u003cbr\u003edraped and cuirassed bust right.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eReverse: Two Roman soldiers standing either \u003cbr\u003eside of two standards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlavius Julius Constans was born around 320 to Fausta and Constantine I. He \u003cbr\u003ebecame Caesar in 333, and when the empire was divided after Constantine .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 340, Constantine II invaded Constans’ territory and was killed, so Constans \u003cbr\u003ebecame sole ruler in the west. He successfully fought the barbarians for the \u003cbr\u003enext ten years, but in 350 heard about the revolt of Magnentius and headed for \u003cbr\u003eAugustodunum. Constans fled to Spain, but was murdered in the Pyrenees at the \u003cbr\u003efortress of Helene.Flavius Julius Constans or as he was simply known, Constans, \u003cbr\u003ewas a Roman emperor who enjoyed quite a lengthy reign from the year 337 AD to \u003cbr\u003ethe year 350 AD. He was born sometime in the year 320 AD (the exact date of his \u003cbr\u003ebirth is unknown to this day) as the third and youngest son of the then Roman \u003cbr\u003eemperor Constantine I and his wife Fausta. Fausta was the second wife of \u003cbr\u003eConstantine I.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the year 337 AD, Constans actually shared the rule over the entire Roman \u003cbr\u003eEmpire equally with his two brothers, Constantius II and Constantine II. The \u003cbr\u003erelationship between the brothers was not all that amicable although it started \u003cbr\u003ethat way. Constans and Constantine II in particular were given to violent \u003cbr\u003econfrontations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConstantine II sought to take advantage of his younger brother's youth and \u003cbr\u003erelative inexperience in handling matters of the state, a treatment that \u003cbr\u003eeventually led to open warfare. Constantine II set forth to invade Italy in the \u003cbr\u003eyear 340 AD but his younger surprised him with an astounding command over his \u003cbr\u003earmed forces. Their conflict led them to a battle in Aquileia where against all \u003cbr\u003eexpectations, the younger brother along with his armed forces prevailed over the \u003cbr\u003eelder brother and Constantine II subsequently died from wounds that he received \u003cbr\u003eduring the said battle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe years from 341 AD to 342 AD found Constans engaged in yet another military \u003cbr\u003ecampaign this time against the Franks. According to numerous reports from that \u003cbr\u003eperiod, this campaign was hugely successful and contributed further to his \u003cbr\u003ereputation as a formidable military leader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile it was mentioned in the works of the writer Julius Firmicus Maternus that \u003cbr\u003eConstans visited Britain in the very early part of the year 343 AD, the writer \u003cbr\u003edid not go into detail about the Roman emperor's reasons for doing so. This \u003cbr\u003evisit to Britain has been recorded in various historical accounts as the last \u003cbr\u003eknown visit of a Roman emperor to the country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile the reason's for this journey has remained a mystery until this present \u003cbr\u003etime, some theories have been put forth regarding the reasons behind this \u003cbr\u003ejourney. Some claim that it was a trip born out of the necessity of quashing a \u003cbr\u003erebellion of some kind. Still other reports have suggested that it was in direct \u003cbr\u003eretaliation against the military advances of the Picts and the Scots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn any case, it was known that he traversed the treacherous English Channel at a \u003cbr\u003etime when such a trip was particularly hazardous; during the bitter cold winter \u003cbr\u003emonths. That he chose to undertake such a journey at a particularly dangerous \u003cbr\u003etime-along with the blinding speed in which he undertook the operation-suggests \u003cbr\u003ethat it was a matter of extreme urgency, which bolstered that the theory that \u003cbr\u003ethe journey was taken in response to a particularly pressing military emergency.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe year 350 AD brought a further conflict to Constans' immediate attention. The \u003cbr\u003egeneral Magnentius proclaimed himself the new rightful emperor and in a battle \u003cbr\u003ebetween the two factions, Constans was cornered and killed. 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