Struck shortly after his elevation to the office of Caesar in Mediolanum on the 1st of March 293, this coin was almost certainly used to fund Constantius’s ongoing battles against the Franks in Gaul and the Alamanni near the Rhein in an attempt to secure the empire’s eastern fronts after the defeat of the usurper emperors Allectus and Carausius. These barbarian uprisings continued to place strain on the regional economy, and were finally put down when Constantius sailed across the English Channel in 295, sacked Londinium, and destroyed the mercenary forces.

This coin however is interesting mainly due to the reverse design depicting Jupiter. This is because, during the tetrarchy, Jupiter was almost exclusively used in connection to Diocletian