Constans, Aquileia mint, officina 1, 348-350 AD.,
Æ Centenionalis (19-20 mm / 4,37 g),
Obv.: D N CONSTA - NS P F AVG , diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Constans left, holding globe in right hand.
Rev.: FEL · TEMP · REPAR - ATIO / AQ P ◠, helmeted soldier, advancing right, head left, spear in left hand; with right hand, leading small bare-headed barbarian from hut beneath tree. Spear points upwards, it´s butt between the soldier and the barbarian.
RIC VIII, p. 323, no. 103 (C) ; Paolucci & Zub 418 (C) ; LRBC 888 ; 22 pieces of RIC 103 on www.nummus-bible-database.com , 7 from officina 1 .
In AD. 342 - under Constans - the Franks were taken over the Rhine and settled in Toxandria (a region between the Meuse and the Scheldt rivers in the Netherlands and Belgium). This was a peaceful act done by negotiations and the Franks had to fight for the Romans.