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Bronze Coin of Constantius Gallus (351-354 A.D.)

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Bronze Coin of Constantius Gallus (351-354 A.D.)
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The reverse of this coin shows the emperor stabbing a hapless victim to death, a gruesome act by today's standards, but not apparently during the Roman Empire:�the legend reads FEL TEMP REPARATIO, meaning roughly "the return of happy times" (!). Born in about 325 A.D., Constantius Gallus was fathered by Julius Constantius, a half brother of Constantine the Great. In 351 A.D. he became Caesar under Constantine the Great's son, Constantius II. Constantius II ordered the arrest of Constantine Gallus, and while his execution orders were later rescinded, news never reach the executioners, and Constantine Gallus was put to death in 354 A.D. Valentinian I: Born in 321 the son of a prominent military commander, he and his younger brother Valens served as co-emperors starting in 364 A.D. Valentinian I ruled the west, while Valens controlled the east. The coinage of Valentinian I was often of the highest quality, with facial features and lettering executed the style and precision. He is considered the last of the great western emperors, the empire falling into decay swiftly after his demise in 375 A.D. � JC-30101-45