Flavius Claudius Constantius Gallus, Caesar 351 - 354

Nephew of Constantine I , Flavius Claudius Gallus was made Caesar by his cousin Constantius II in 351, whereupon he changed his name to Flavius Claudius Constantius, in order to confuse later numismatists. He was set over the Eastern provinces and had his seat at Antioch. His rule was so harsh that his subjects wrote in complaint to Constantius II, who had him arrested, tried and executed.

Identification Notes. Although Constantius Gallus tried to trick us by using the same name as two other emperors, his coins are identifiable by the fact that his portrait is always bareheaded. When his cousin Constantius II (with whom most confusion is likely) was Caesar, his portrait was laureate, and when Augustus, diademed.