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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;seth77, post: 4847815, member: 56653&quot;]On the 28th of September 351, the armies of Constantius II won the bloody battle of Mursa Major and Magnentius was pushed into Gaul with his forces all but destroyed. As a result, Constantius returned to rule on the mid Danube and retook Siscia.</p><p><br /></p><p>In anticipation of his <i>tricennalia</i>, he started minting gold and silver in his name and for Gallus Caesar very soon after retaking the mint. This specimen is part of that early coinage for Constantius II at Siscia following the victory of September 28, 351:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1170536[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">AR21x20mm 3.07g silver siliqua, minted at Siscia, cca. late 351.</font></p><p><font size="3">DN CONSTAN - TIVS PF AVG; pearl-diademed head right</font></p><p><font size="3">VOT / XXX / MV·LT / XXXX inside wreath.</font></p><p><font size="3">SIS </font></p><p><font size="3">RIC VIII Siscia 325, R</font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Rather medallic in look and weight, this <i> siliqua </i>issue is of particularly good style and workmanship.</p><p><br /></p><p>Although the volume of mintage must have been very large, as Constantius was preparing to invade Gaul and put a stop to the regime of Magnentius, this particular issue is rather scarce, probably recalled and reissued as reduced <i>siliquae </i>in the later part of the decade.</p><p><br /></p><p>This specimen is a particularly pleasing example of a scarce issue, minted for Constantius II very likely while the emperor was stationed at Siscia.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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