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, Coins found at Easterton. 179 
They belong to three Emperors :— 
I. Fravivs Jutius Consrantinus, the son of Constantine the 
Great, restorer of the empire of the West under his own immediate 
sway, and who reigned from the time of the division of the empire 
in 337, to 361 A.D. There are three types, all bearing the inscription 
FEL(IX) TEMP(ORUM) REPARATIO; but having different devices on 
the obverse of the coins, viz. :— 
(A.) Emperor leading a figure from a bower or hut. 
(B.) Emperor standing on the prow of a vessel which is steered 
by a Victory (winged), the Emperor carries in the right hand a 
globe with eagle on it; in his left the LaBaRruM, or standard, with 
Christian monogram, PX. 
(C.) Emperor standing and spearing a falling horse and rider. 
(? Eques.) 
II. Fuavrus Juttus Constrans, second son of Constantine the 
Great, reigned from the division of the empire 337, to 3850 A.D., 
over the provinces of Western Illyricum, Italy, and Africa, having 
been appointed Governor by his father. He was murdered by the 
cavalry of the usurper Magnentius at Illiberis (in the Pyrenees), 
A.D. 350, His coins in this find, are, 
(A.) DN: CONSTANS P.F. AUG. (head of Emperor). Rev., Emperor 
leading a figure from a bower or hut. FEL(IxX) TEMP(ORUM) REPARATIO. 
___(B.) py: consrans. P.F. AUG. (head of Emperor.) Rev., Emperor on 
_ the prow of a vessel which is steered by a Victory. FEL(IX) TEMP 
(oRUM) FELICITAS. 
(C.) Four smaller coins, probably of same date, reverse of three 
Phenix. 
; III. Maenentivs (Fravivs Poprtivs) belonged to a German 
family sent across the Rhine and established in Gaul about the 
end of the third century; taken captive by Constantius Clorus, or 
Constantine the great, and entrusted with the command of the 
Irvian and Herculean battalions; a rebel against Constans 350 
A.D., he was owned as Emperor by Gaul and the West, except 
Illyria; after the battle of Mursa, and the loss of Italy, Sicily, 
Africa, Spain, &c., he killed himself August, A.D. 353. His 
coins in this find are of two kinds. 
VoL. X.—NO. XXIX. M 

