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| ID Number: | AC09-0403 |
| Description: | Constantius I |
| Country or State: | Roman Empire (54th Emperor of the Roman Empire) |
| Period: | The Tetrarchy (284 AD to 337 AD) |
| Year: | 306 A.D. (Siscia mint) |
| Head of State/Ruler: | Constantius I (Full Name: Marcus Flavius Valerius Constantius Herculius Augustus), commonly known as Constantius Chlorus |
| Reign: | 293–305 (as Caesar with Maximian); 305–306 (as Augustus in the west, with Galerius as Augustus in the east) |
| Currency: | Follis or Nummus |
| Obverse: | Constantius Bust Right |
| Obverse Legend: | IMP CONSTANTIVS P F AVG |
| Reverse: | Jupiter facing right and holding Victoria in right hand |
| Reverse Legend: | IOVI CON-SERVAT/ -|VI// SISA |
| Composition: | Bronze |
| Diameter: | ~28.0 mm (irregular) |
| Weight: | 9.4 grams |
| Catalog Number: | C.153; RIC.179 a; MRK.121 /88 |
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Constantius I commonly known as Constantius Chlorus, was Roman Emperor from 293 to 306. He was the father of Constantine the Great and founder of the Constantinian dynasty. As Caesar he defeated the usurper Allectus in Britania and campaigned extensively along the Rhine frontier, defeating the Alamanni and Franks. Upon becoming Augustus in 305, Constantius launched a successful punitive campaign against the Picts beyond the Antonine Wall. However, Constantius died suddenly in Eburacum the following year. His death sparked the collapse of the tetrarchic system of government inaugurated by the Emperor Diocletian. |
