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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Victor_Clark, post: 8065530, member: 10613&quot;]also relevant--</p><p><br /></p><p>The Chi-Rho reverse type for Constantius II was only struck at Trier and is,usually attributed to the &quot;Revolt of Poemenius&quot;. This event would be completely lost to history except for the brief passage in Ammianus 15.6.4: “...Poemenius was condemned as a malefactor, hailed to execution and perished; he was the man (as we have told above) who was chosen to protect his fellow-citizens when Trier closed its gates against Decentius Caesar”.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Apparently, sometime in A.D. 353, the citizens of Trier revolted against Decentius and declared their support of Constantius II (SALVS AVG NOSTRI = Safety of our Augustus). Unfortunately for Poemenius, he was executed in A.D. 355, probably for his support of Silvanus.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1398258[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Constantius II</p><p>circa A.D. 353</p><p>23x25mm&nbsp; &nbsp; 6.3g</p><p>D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG; pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>SALVS AVG NOSTRI; Chi-Rho flanked by A and W</p><p>In ex. TRS✶</p><p>RIC VIII Trier 332[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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