348-350 AD., Constantius II., Kyzikos mint, Centenionalis, RIC 78.
Constantius II., Kyzikos mint, officina 4, 348-350 AD.,
Æ-2 / Centenionalis (20-21 mm / 3,99 g),
Obv.: D N CONSTAN - TIVS P F AVG , diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Constantius left, holding globe in right hand.
Rev.: FEL TEMP REPA - RATIO / * S M K Δ , helmeted soldier, advancing right, head left, spear in left hand; with right hand, leading small bare-headed barbarian from hut beneath tree. Spear points downwards, it´s butt between the legs of the soldier.
RIC VIII, 496, 78 (R) ; LRBC - .
In AD. 342 - under Constans - the Franks were taken over the Rhine and settled in Toxandria (a region between the Meuse and the Scheldt rivers in the Netherlands and Belgium). This was a peaceful act done by negotiations and the Franks had to fight for the Romans.