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AD 337-340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAE3 Billon Nummus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eObverse: laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReverse: VOT Wreath, legend within.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA laurel wreath is a circular wreath made of\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003einterlocking branches and leaves of the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis), an aromatic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebroadleaf evergreen, or later from spineless butcher's broom (Ruscus hypoglossum)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eor cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus). In Greek mythology , Apollo is\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003erepresented wearing a laurel wreath on his head. In ancient Greece wreaths were\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eawarded to victors, both in athletic competitions, including the ancient\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOlympics made of wild olive-tree\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlavius Iulius Constantius, known in English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eas Constantius II (7 August 317 – November 3 361) was a Roman Emperor (337-361)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eof the Constantinian dynasty .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConstantius joins the lengthy list of emperors whose career was marked by a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eseemingly endless series of wars both domestic and foreign. He served as Caesar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003efrom 324 until his father's death in 337 at which time he shared the title of\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAugustus with two other brothers, Constantine II and Constans. To make sure no\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003emore Johnny-come-latelies in his family would try their hand at being emperor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003etoo it is thought that he engineered a bloodbath that left nary a relative.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConstantine II died in battle and Constans was murdered by the men of Magnentius,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ethe first of several usurpers. This left Constantius finally as sole legitimate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eemperor and he moved quickly to suppress Magnentius, an endeavor he eventually\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eaccomplished. The strife didn't end there, however, as he still had to deal with\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eother revolts and wars on every corner of the empire. Caught in these\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enever-ending battles he died while on his way to battle Julian II.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlavius Iulius Constantius was born at Sirmium (now Sremska Mitrovica in Serbia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e) in province of Pannonia , the third son of Constantine the Great , and second\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eby his second wife Fausta , the daughter of Maximian . 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