brm_616522 - CONSTANTINE II Centenionalis ou nummus
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Type : Centenionalis ou nummus
Date: 330
Mint name / Town : Lyon
Metal : copper
Diameter : 18,5 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 2,41 g.
Rarity : R2
Officine: 1re
Coments on the condition:
Flan ovale, centré. Joli buste. Agréable patine verte
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C.
Obverse description : Buste lauré et cuirassé de Constantin II césar à droite drapé sur l’épaule, vu de trois quarts en avant (B*01).
Obverse translation : “Constantinus Iunior Nobilissimus Cæsar”, (Constantin le jeune très noble césar).
Reverse
Reverse legend : GLORI-A EXER-CITVS/ -|-// PLG.
Reverse description : Deux soldats, vêtus militairement, tenant chacun une haste renversée de la main droite et un bouclier de la main gauche, debout face à face ; au milieu deux enseignes militaires.
Reverse translation : “Gloria Exercitus”, (La Gloire de l’armée).
Commentary
Variante dans les césures de la légende de revers.
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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