brm_892821 - CONSTANTIUS I Follis ou nummus
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Type : Follis ou nummus
Date: 307-308
Mint name / Town : Aquilée
Metal : copper
Diameter : 26 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 6,82 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 3e
Coments on the condition:
Flan bien centré. Usure régulière. Quelques légères faiblesses. Patine marron, des taches vertes
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : DIVO CONSTANTIO AVG.
Obverse description : Tête voilée de Constance Ier Chlore à droite (K°).
Obverse translation : “Divo Constantio Augusto”, (Au divin Constance auguste).
Reverse
Reverse legend : MEMORIA DIV-I CONSTANTI// AQ.
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 legend : G.
Reverse translation : “Memoria Divi Constanti”, (La mémoire du divin Constance).
Commentary
Devant le buste à la pointe du cou, nous apercevons une fibule qui doit retenir le voile sur la tête.
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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