Rare Ancient Roman Bronze Coin, Constantius Gallus 351-354 AD

Rare, hard to find, Ancient Roman AE bronze coin, Constantius Gallus, 351 - 354 AD. Obverse - profile bust of Constantius Gallus. Reverse - a soldier spearing a fallen horseman. As he only reigned for three years, Gallus is the hardest to find of all the coins from the Constantinian ruling dynasty. Born in Etruria around A.D. 325 Gallus was a sickly child, saving him in A.D. 337 from the purges by the sons of Constantine I. By A.D. 351 Constantius II was ruling alone and needed support. He raised his cousin Gallus to the rank of Caesar, gave him the name Constantius and appointed him governor over the Eastern provinces of the Roman Empire. But Gallus was not fit for the job. He was so tyrannical and brutal that the local citizens were forced to complain directly to Constantius II to avoid retribution. Constantius recalled Gallus to Italy, had him arrested on the journey, tried and executed in A.D 354!