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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ancient coin hunter, post: 2996793, member: 87200&quot;]This coin is courtesy of the FSR auction of last week and was received Saturday. Hadn&#039;t had a chance to photograph it til yesterday. Vetranio was declared Caesar in the West on March 1, 250, largely upon the instigation of Constantina, the wife of Constantinus II whose brother, Constans, had been killed by the usurper Magnentius. However, his coinage portrayed him as Augustus rather than Caesar.</p><p><br /></p><p>At first, Constantius II accepted the situation and even sent money and troops to Vetranio to help him in the fight against Magnentius. However, on December 25, 350 Constantius II mounted a rostrum in Naissus along with Vetranio and managed to give a strong speech to the assembled soldiers of Vetranio that he should be the sole emperor.</p><p><br /></p><p>Vetranio agreed to step down from office and the aged statesman was called &quot;father&quot; by Constantius II. He was given a state pension and lived out the remainder of his days peacefully in Bithynia.</p><p><br /></p><p>Vetranio 350 A.D.</p><p><br /></p><p>Type AE 2, 23mm, 5.1 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: DN VETRANIO PF AVG</p><p>Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, &quot;A&quot; behind head in left field.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: CONCORDIA MILITVM</p><p>Vetranio standing left between two labara emblazoned with the Chi-Rho, star above</p><p><br /></p><p>Mintmark: dot ASIS</p><p><br /></p><p>Reference: RIC VIII, 285A; Sear 18903</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]740538[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]740539[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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