v08_0635 - CONSTANTINE II Centenionalis ou nummus
MONNAIES 8 (2000)
Starting price : 68.60 €
Estimate : 114.34 €
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Starting price : 68.60 €
Estimate : 114.34 €
unsold lot
Type : Centenionalis ou nummus
Date: 325-326
Mint name / Town : Hellespont, Cyzique
Metal : copper
Diameter : 18 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,75 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 1re
Coments on the condition:
Avec une patine vert olive clair. Très beau portrait / Revers de très haut relief
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C.
Obverse description : Buste lauré, drapé et cuirassé de Constantin II à gauche vu de trois quarts en avant (A*1).
Obverse translation : (Constantin le jeune noble césar).
Reverse
Reverse legend : PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS// SMKA°.
Reverse description : Porte de camp surmontée de deux tourelles ; au milieu, une étoile.
Reverse translation : (À la Providence de nos césars).
Commentary
Poids lourd.
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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