“On 10 March (A.D. 298) Herculius entered Carthage in triumph after the completion of his African campaign†RIC VI pg 23
The reverse of this coin references the defeat of the Quinquegentiani (People of the Five Tribes), who were a confederation of Berbers in North Africa. They were under Roman rule, but rebelled in A.D. 289 and were successful for a few years until Maximianus Herculius launched a series of devastating attacks starting in A.D. 297 and finishing in A.D. 298, after which, the Quinquegentiani were never heard of again.
Constantius I
A.D. 297- 298
26x29mm 10,3gm
CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES; laureate head right.
FELIX ADVENT AVGG NN; Africa standing in long drapery with elephant-skin head-dress, right holding standard, left tusk, lion with captured bull at feet, H in left field.
In ex PKT
RIC VI Carthage 24a
