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Constantius II (AD 337-361). Æ centenionalis (5.54 gm). Revolt of Poemenius(?), mid-AD 253. Trier, 2nd officina. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Constantius right / Large Chi-Rho; A - ω flanking; TRS* in exergue. RIC 332. LRBC 67. Rare! Glossy brown patina. NGC AU 4/5 - 4/5. Ex Bridgnorth Hoard (7 October 2007, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, UK). According to a brief and enigmatic passage in Ammianus's history, Poemenius was a military officer in Trier who, in anticipation of Constantius II's invasion of the Gaul in July of AD 353, switched sides from the usurpers Magnentius and Decentius and declared the city for Constantius. The city gates were shut to the army of Decentius, but it is unclear whether the usurpers regained control of the city before the complete collapse of their regime in August. Evidently, the action of Poemenius did not spare him from the suspicions of Constantius, who ordered his execution sometime later. Some numismatists ascribe this rare coinage of Trier, combining an obverse of Constantius II with the large chi-rho reverse employed by Magnentius and Decentius, to the brief period of Poemenius's revolt, but others discount this theory and date the coins after Constantius regained control of Gaul and Germany.
Estimate: 250-350 USD
Constantius II (AD 337-361). Æ centenionalis (5.54 gm). Revolt of Poemenius(?), mid-AD 253. Trier, 2nd officina. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Constantius right / Large Chi-Rho; A - ω flanking; TRS* in exergue. RIC 332. LRBC 67. Rare! Glossy brown patina. NGC AU 4/5 - 4/5. Ex Bridgnorth Hoard (7 October 2007, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, UK). According to a brief and enigmatic passage in Ammianus's history, Poemenius was a military officer in Trier who, in anticipation of Constantius II's invasion of the Gaul in July of AD 353, switched sides from the usurpers Magnentius and Decentius and declared the city for Constantius. The city gates were shut to the army of Decentius, but it is unclear whether the usurpers regained control of the city before the complete collapse of their regime in August. Evidently, the action of Poemenius did not spare him from the suspicions of Constantius, who ordered his execution sometime later. Some numismatists ascribe this rare coinage of Trier, combining an obverse of Constantius II with the large chi-rho reverse employed by Magnentius and Decentius, to the brief period of Poemenius's revolt, but others discount this theory and date the coins after Constantius regained control of Gaul and Germany.
Estimate: 250-350 USD