Constantius II: The Roman Coin

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After a few weeks of cleaning the Roman coin, the Roman emperor perceived to be on my coin was Constantius II. He was the son of Constantine and Fausta. Constantius II was emperor from 337 to 361 AD. In 337 once his father died he and his brothers shared the throne. They later split the empire and Constantius II was given control over the east in which contained Thrace, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Asia, and Greece. During his reign as emperor, he endured battles and debates.
One of the battles for Constantius II happens after discovering that Constantine had died; in which 338 AD Constantius ended up in a war with a Persian king by the name of Shapur II. This war had focused on the fortresses of Mesopotamia, Shapur attempted to take over a fortress

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