v09_0533 - CONSTANTIUS I Follis ou nummus
MONNAIES 9 (2000)
Starting price : 114.34 €
Estimate : 182.94 €
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Starting price : 114.34 €
Estimate : 182.94 €
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Type : Follis ou nummus
Date: 307-308
Mint name / Town : Vénétie et Istrie, Aquilée
Metal : copper
Diameter : 25 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 6,27 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 1re
Emission: 4e
Coments on the condition:
Très beau portrait. Sans patine / Très joli revers
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : DIVO CONSTANTIO PIO.
Obverse description : Tête voilée de Constance Ier Chlore à droite (K°).
Obverse translation : (Au divin Constance pieux).
Reverse
Reverse legend : MEMORIA DIVI CONSTANTI// AQP.
Reverse description : Aigle debout de face, les ailes déployées, la tête tournée à gauche, tenant une couronne dans son bec, placé au-dessus d'un autel dont les deux portes sont fermées.
Reverse translation : (La mémoire du divin Constance).
Historical background
CONSTANTIUS I
(+306)
Consecration of Constantine I
Constance, the father of Constantine I and the husband of Helen, who became august in 305, went to Brittany to fight the Picts. He died in York as Septimius Severus, on July 25, 306. His son, Constantine, who was with him despite Galerius' prohibition, was proclaimed Caesar. Subsequently, he often used the image of his father for his benefit.
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