v09_0607 - CONSTANTIUS I Follis ou nummus
MONNAIES 9 (2000)
Starting price : 99.09 €
Estimate : 144.83 €
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Starting price : 99.09 €
Estimate : 144.83 €
unsold lot
Type : Follis ou nummus
Date: 317-318
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 15 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 2,51 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 1re
Coments on the condition:
Patine marron. Beau portrait / Joli revers
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : DIVO CONSTANTIO PIO PRINC.
Obverse description : Tête voilée de Constance Ier Chlore à droite (K°).
Obverse translation : "Divo Constantio Pio Principio", (Au divin Constance prince pieux).
Reverse
Reverse legend : MEMORIAE AETERNAE//RP.
Reverse description : Aigle debout à droite, les ailes déployées, détournant la tête à gauche.
Reverse translation : (À la mémoire éternelle).
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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