v13_1253 - CONSTANTINE II Follis ou nummus
MONNAIES 13 (2001)
Starting price : 60.98 €
Estimate : 121.96 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 60.98 €
Estimate : 121.96 €
unsold lot
Type : Follis ou nummus
Date: 317-318
Mint name / Town : Macédoine, Thessalonique
Metal : copper
Diameter : 21 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 3,75 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 2e
Emission: 3e
Coments on the condition:
Jolie patine vert olive foncé sur un flan très large avec un portrait inhabituel
Obverse
Obverse legend : CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB CAES.
Obverse description : Buste tête nue, drapé et cuirassé de Constantin II césar à droite, vu de trois quarts en avant (A°).
Obverse translation : “Constantinus Junior Nobilissimus Cæsar”, (Constantin le jeune très noble césar).
Reverse
Reverse legend : CLARITAS - REIPVBLICAE// .TS.B..
Reverse description : Sol (le Soleil) radié à demi nu, la chlamyde sur l’épaule, debout de face regardant à gauche, levant la main droite et tenant un globe de la gauche.
Reverse translation : “Claritas Reipublicæ”, (L'éclat du bien public).
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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