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Constantius I, May 305 - 25 July 306 A.D.
In 296, Constantius Chlorus assembled two invasion fleets with the intent of crossing the English Channel. The first was under the command of Asclepiodotus, Constantius' long serving Praetorian Prefect. He sailed from the mouth of the Seine, and landed near the Isle of Wight, where his forces defeated the usurper Allectus in Hampshire. Constantius sailed with his fleet from Boulogne and occupied London, saving the city from an attack by Frankish mercenaries who were roaming the province.RT91639. Copper post-reform radiate, RIC VI Alexandria 48a, SRCV IV 14106, Cohen VII 20, Choice aEF, superb portrait, well centered and struck, spots of light porosity/corrosion, 2nd officina, Alexandria mint, weight 3.571g, maximum diameter 20.7mm, die axis 0o, c. 296 - 297 A.D.; obverse FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse CONCORDIA MILITVM (harmony with the soldiers), Constantius standing right confronting Jupiter standing left, Constantius holds short scepter in left hand, Jupiter presenting Victory on globe in his right hand and holding long scepter vertical in his left hand, Victory crowns Constantius with a wreath in her right hand and holds a palm frond in her left hand, B in center, ALE in exergue; from the Maxwell Hunt Collection; SOLD
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