v41_1333 - CONSTANTINE II Centenionalis ou nummus
MONNAIES 41 (2009)
Starting price : 85.00 €
Estimate : 150.00 €
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Starting price : 85.00 €
Estimate : 150.00 €
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Type : Centenionalis ou nummus
Date: 331
Mint name / Town : Lyonnaise, Lyon
Metal : copper
Diameter : 16,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 2,98 g.
Officine: 1re
Emission: 15e
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan ovale et épais, parfaitement centré des deux côtés. Très beau portrait. Joli revers de style fin. Belle patine marron foncé lissée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C.
Obverse description : Buste lauré et cuirassé de Constantin II César à droite, vu de trois quarts en avant (B*).
Obverse translation : “Constantinus Iunior Nobilissimus Cæsar”, (Constantin le jeune très noble césar).
Reverse
Reverse legend : GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS// (CROISSANT POINTÉ)PLG.
Reverse description : Deux soldats debout face à face, vêtus militairement, tenant chacun une haste renversée et s’appuyant sur un bouclier ; au milieu, deux enseignes militaires.
Reverse translation : “Gloria Exercitus”, (La Gloire de l'armée).
Commentary
Poids lourd. Rubans de type 3. Cuirasse et épaulière cloutées. Ptéryges fines.
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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