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Constantine II, 22 May 337 - March or April 340 A.D.
| Londinium (London today), established around 43 A.D., was sacked in 60 A.D. by the Iceni led by queen Boudica, but quickly rebuilt. At the end of the 1st century, Londinium was a cosmopolitan community of merchants from across the Empire and the capital of Roman Britain. In 286, the usurper Carausius declared himself the Emperor of Britain. In 296, Rome invaded and reclaimed Britain from his successor Allectus. Twice British legions rebelled and elected their own emperors, Magnus Maximus in 382 and Constantine III, in 407. Both crossed the channel with their legions and were defeated, leaving Britain largely unprotected. As the Empire declined, Britain became increasingly isolated. In 410, the Romano-British authorities appealed to Honorius for help. He replied that the Britons would have to look after their own defenses, meaning Roman occupation of Britain had ended. Britain was increasingly vulnerable to attack by the Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Frisii. By the middle 5th century only a small number of wealthy families maintained a Roman lifestyle. At the end of the 5th century the city was largely an uninhabited ruin. |  |
SH49573. Billon centenionalis, RIC VII London 283 (R4), Hunter V 5 corr. (described as cuirassed), SRCV V 17149 var. (bust), Cohen VII 8 ff. var. (same), Choice VF, 1st officina, Londinium (London, England) mint, weight 2.582g, maximum diameter 19.9mm, die axis 180o, as caesar, 323 - 324 A.D.; obverse CONSTANTINVS IVN N C, laureate bust left draped in ornate trabea (consular mantle), Victory on globe offering wreath in right hand, mappa in left hand; reverse BEAT TRANQLITAS (blessed tranquility), globe on altar inscribed VOT/IS / XX, three stars above, PLON in exergue; extremely rare; SOLD
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