Caption:
Gold Solidus of Constantine II, 337–361, Byzantine, Gold, Overall: 13/16 x 1/16 in. (2 x 0.1 cm), Coins, This coin was struck in Rome, probably in the year 353 by Constantius II, one of the four sons of Constantine the Great. Constantius II ruled the Eastern half of the empire from 337 to 353, when he became ruler of the entire empire upon the death of his brother Constans (350) and the defeat of the usurper Magnentius (353)