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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Magnus Maximus, post: 2217954, member: 73473&quot;]My Theories on the subject</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantius II&#039;s reign was always shaky or so he thought ( Constantius was extremely paranoid), my guess is that he wanted to show that his regime was secure. So he churned out the Vota and Victoria AVG series of Siliquae.</p><p>I suppose that silver was more prestigious than bronze and was used to pay the Comitatensis(army) or to drive the point home about Constantius being the lawful Emperor.</p><p>See what Vot XXX MVLTIS XXX means</p><p><i>Votes Tricennalibus Multis Quadragennalibus</i> - vows (prayers) on the thirtieth anniversary [of the emperors rule], more for his [hoped for] fourtieth anniversary.</p><p>That or it could just be the further &quot;christianization&quot; of the coinage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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