ROMAN Constans AD 337-350 AE4 BI Nummus / Army Soldiers NGC (084)

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Constans 337-350 AD AE4 BI Nummus

Constans

House of Constantine dynasty.



Coins for this issuer were issued from 333 until 350.



(As Caesar 333-337, as Augustus 337-350.)

Obverse: CONSTANS AVG, pearl-diademed,
draped and cuirassed bust left.

Reverse: Two Roman soldiers standing either
side of two standards



Flavius Julius Constans was born around 320 to Fausta and Constantine I. He
became Caesar in 333, and when the empire was divided after Constantine .



In 340, Constantine II invaded Constans’ territory and was killed, so Constans
became sole ruler in the west. He successfully fought the barbarians for the
next ten years, but in 350 heard about the revolt of Magnentius and headed for
Augustodunum. Constans fled to Spain, but was murdered in the Pyrenees at the
fortress of Helene.Flavius Julius Constans or as he was simply known, Constans,
was a Roman emperor who enjoyed quite a lengthy reign from the year 337 AD to
the year 350 AD. He was born sometime in the year 320 AD (the exact date of his
birth is unknown to this day) as the third and youngest son of the then Roman
emperor Constantine I and his wife Fausta. Fausta was the second wife of
Constantine I.



From the year 337 AD, Constans actually shared the rule over the entire Roman
Empire equally with his two brothers, Constantius II and Constantine II. The
relationship between the brothers was not all that amicable although it started
that way. Constans and Constantine II in particular were given to violent
confrontations.



Constantine II sought to take advantage of his younger brother's youth and
relative inexperience in handling matters of the state, a treatment that
eventually led to open warfare. Constantine II set forth to invade Italy in the
year 340 AD but his younger surprised him with an astounding command over his
armed forces. Their conflict led them to a battle in Aquileia where against all
expectations, the younger brother along with his armed forces prevailed over the
elder brother and Constantine II subsequently died from wounds that he received
during the said battle.



The years from 341 AD to 342 AD found Constans engaged in yet another military
campaign this time against the Franks. According to numerous reports from that
period, this campaign was hugely successful and contributed further to his
reputation as a formidable military leader.



While it was mentioned in the works of the writer Julius Firmicus Maternus that
Constans visited Britain in the very early part of the year 343 AD, the writer
did not go into detail about the Roman emperor's reasons for doing so. This
visit to Britain has been recorded in various historical accounts as the last
known visit of a Roman emperor to the country.



While the reason's for this journey has remained a mystery until this present
time, some theories have been put forth regarding the reasons behind this
journey. Some claim that it was a trip born out of the necessity of quashing a
rebellion of some kind. Still other reports have suggested that it was in direct
retaliation against the military advances of the Picts and the Scots.



In any case, it was known that he traversed the treacherous English Channel at a
time when such a trip was particularly hazardous; during the bitter cold winter
months. That he chose to undertake such a journey at a particularly dangerous
time-along with the blinding speed in which he undertook the operation-suggests
that it was a matter of extreme urgency, which bolstered that the theory that
the journey was taken in response to a particularly pressing military emergency.



The year 350 AD brought a further conflict to Constans' immediate attention. The
general Magnentius proclaimed himself the new rightful emperor and in a battle
between the two factions, Constans was cornered and killed. He died in the year
350 AD.

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