v19_0384 - CONSTANTINE II Centenionalis ou nummus, imitation
MONNAIES 19 (2004)
Starting price : 100.00 €
Estimate : 150.00 €
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Starting price : 100.00 €
Estimate : 150.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Centenionalis ou nummus, imitation
Date: c. 320
Mint name / Town : Trèves
Metal : copper
Diameter : 18,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,26 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Beau portrait inhabituel de Constantin II. Jolie patine vert d’eau. Faiblesse de frappe au revers.
Obverse
Obverse legend : CONSTA-NTNINVS IVN N C. (SIC !).
Obverse description : Buste lauré et cuirassé de Constantin II césar à gauche, vu de trois quarts en avant, tenant un globe nicéphore de la main droite et un sceptre de la main gauche (I*8).
Obverse translation : “Constantinus Junior Nobilissimus Cæsar”, (Constantin le jeune très noble césar).
Reverse
Reverse legend : VIRTVS - EXERCIT/ VOT/XX// STR.
Reverse description : Labarum entre deux captifs assis dos à dos.
Reverse translation : “Virtus Exerciti/ Vota Vicennalia”, (La Virilité de l'armée/ Vœux pour le vingtième anniversaire de règne).
Commentary
Semble complètement inédit et non répertorié avec ce type de légende fautée.
Historical background
CONSTANTINE II
(1/03/317-04/340)
Caesar
Born in February 317 according to the most recent chronology, Constantine the Younger receives on coins the title of Caesar like his half-brother Crispus and his cousin Licinius, as well as the title of Prince of Youth. Constantine II is the eldest son of Constantine I and Fausta. In September 337, he received the "pars occidentalis" from the Empire with subjection to his brother Constans, Constantius II having the "pars orientalis". Very quickly, Constantin and Constans fall out. The eldest is eliminated in April 340.
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