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Aug 8, 2020 · It signified the belief in cosmic cycles of birth, death, and rebirth. Here is a neat article about this called "Symbolism of the Sphere" by Michael R. Molnar (from the June 1998 Celator). I don't have one where the phoenix stands on a globe, but only on a pile of rocks: Constantius II, AD 337-361.
Detailed information about the coin Follis, Constantius II (FEL TEMP REPARATIO; Phoenix on the globe; Treveri), Roman Empire (27 BC, 395 AD), with pictures and collection and swap management: mintage, descriptions, metal, weight, size, value and other numismatic data.
What this page contributes is the extraction of the types of one emperor--Constantius II. Types of Constantius II fall into five broad categories: 1) Types as Caesar (324-337) Table 1. 2) Types as Augustus before the coin-reform of 348 (337-348) Table 2. 3) FEL TEMPREPARATIO types of the reform of 348.
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Constantius joins the lenghty list of emperors whose career was marked by a seemingly endless series of wars both domestic and foreign. He served as Caesar from 324 until his father's death in 337 at which time he shared the title of Augustus with two other brothers, Constantine II and Constans.
Browsing Roman Imperial Coins of Constantius II. Constantius II, Caesar 337-347 AD, Augustus 347-355 AD. Browse the Constantius II page with thumbnail images.
Nov 13, 2016 · This Phoenix on globe rev. type, or its variant Phoenix on pile of rocks, is common for Constantius II and Constans at multiple mints across the empire, but was unknown for Constantius Gallus in the older standard catalogues, for example Cohen, Late Roman Bronze Coinage, and Bruck's Spätrömische Kupferprägung.
Sometime in A.D. 353, the citizens of Trier revolted against Decentius and declared their support of Constantius II (SALVS AVG NOSTRI = Safety of our Augustus). Unfortunately for Poemenius, he was executed in A.D. 355, probably for his support of Silvanus.
