v55_0379 - CONSTANTINE II Centenionalis ou nummus
MONNAIES 55 (2012)
Starting price : 110.00 €
Estimate : 170.00 €
Realised price : 110.00 €
Starting price : 110.00 €
Estimate : 170.00 €
Realised price : 110.00 €
Type : Centenionalis ou nummus
Date: 323-324
Mint name / Town : Bretagne, Londres
Metal : copper
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,44 g.
Rarity : R1
Emission: 18e
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan ovale, un peu court sur la légende de revers. Très beau portrait de Constantin II. Autel particulier au revers. Jolie patine marron lissée
Obverse
Obverse legend : CONSTANTI-NVS IVN N C.
Obverse description : Buste casqué et cuirassé de Constantin II César à gauche drapé sur l’épaule, vu de trois quarts en avant (C11).
Obverse translation : “Constantinus Iunior Nobilissimus Cæsar”, (Constantin le jeune très noble césar).
Reverse
Reverse legend : BEAT TRA-NQLITAS/ VO.T/IS/ XX/ -|-// PLON.
Reverse description : Autel inscrit surmonté d'un globe et de trois étoiles.
Reverse translation : “Beata Tranquillitas/ Votis vicennalibus”, (L'heureuse tranquillité/ Vœux pour le vingtième anniversaire de règne).
Commentary
Casque fleuronné. Visière lisse. Couvre nuque orné d’une croisette. Cuirasse et épaulière cloutées. Ptéryges larges.
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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