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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Eyestrain, post: 941745, member: 24213&quot;]I&#039;ll add that the type and legends are identical to the same coin from Constantius II. You can tell them apart because Constantius II wears a pearl diadem on his, whereas his brother-in-law Gallus is always bare-headed.</p><p><br /></p><p>When the three sons of Constantine (Constantine II, Constantius II, and Constans) inherited the empire, there was a big purge in the family. Everyone else with a possible claim to the purple was bumped off in quick succession. Only a couple of notables survived, including Gallus who was too young to be targeted at the time. Years later, he served as a Caesar under Constantius II and married Constantina. But he too met a sticky end when he made an ill-advised grab for power.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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