Vetranio — AE2/3 of a Reluctant Ruler Struck in the Name of Power (AD 350)

Vetranio AE2/3 Bronze – Reluctant Emperor (NGC Certified) — Crisis Abdication

Authentic NGC-certified bronze AE2/3 of Vetranio (350 AD) — loyal general turned emperor by Constantina, rules 5 months honoring Constantius II, chooses pension over war.

Guardian Emperor Design

• Obverse: Laureate draped cuirassed portrait + Vetranio titles

• Reverse: Victory / Gloria / Constantius II name (loyalty signal)

• Legacy: Fleeting 5-month crisis interregnum

Technical Specifications

• Material: Constantinian bronze AE2/3 (mid-4th century)

• Denomination: Standard late Roman nummus

• Certification: NGC slabbed

• Date: AD 350

• Mints: Sirmium / eastern facilities

Unusual Succession Essential

• Constans murdered by Magnentius → eastern vacuum

• Constantina crowns loyal general Vetranio protector

• Issues coins naming Constantius II (no rival claim)

• Abdicates peacefully → state pension till death

Collector Masterpiece

Rome's reluctant emperor captured forever. Vetranio proves restraint beats ambition.

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