Silver pendant with Roman coin of Constantius II

351-354 AD, Cyzicus mint

€ 175.00 VAT margin scheme

Article code: 25-3213

Silver pendant with laurel wreath border, enclosing an authentic Roman coin. If preferred the coin can be removed from the sterlilng silver frame (marked 925).

Coin: Constantius II (348-355 AD), Æ follis, struck 351-354 AD Cyzicus.

Obverse: DN CONSTAN-TIVS PF AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right.

Reverse: FEL TEMP RE-PARATIO, soldier standing left, about to spear a fallen bearded horseman, reaching backwards. Γ in left field.

Mintmark SMKΓ.

Diameter: ± 33,5 mm

VF with original silvering

Ref: RIC VIII Cyzikus 113 var.

Quantity

Probus, Roman Emperor from 276-282 AD during the later 'Crisis of the Third Century'. Under his reign the Roman armies successfully defeated the Germanic invaders in Gaul and put down a rebellion in Britain.

He encouraged the planting of vineyards in Gaul, Spain, and Britain and was evidently killed by troops who resented his discipline and being set to agricultural work.

Probus is especially interesting numismatically because his coinage is abundant, varied, and often very well executed. His antoniniani show a wide range of bust types, military imagery, and reverse legends such as VIRTVS PROBI AVG, RESTITVTOR ORBIS, and SOLI INVICTO. This makes him a popular Emperor for collectors of late 3rd-century Roman coins.

ADVENTVS AVG: Adventus Augusti (Arrival of the Emperor)

The arrival of the Emperor to Rome was a major event worthy of celebration and commemoration. The type usually shows the Emperor on horseback, raising his right hand in greeting, sometimes accompanied by a soldier and sometimes with a small captive under the horse's raised right leg.