v36_0936 - CONSTANTINE II Follis ou nummus
MONNAIES 36 (2008)
Starting price : 95.00 €
Estimate : 150.00 €
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Starting price : 95.00 €
Estimate : 150.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Follis ou nummus
Date: début
Date: 318
Mint name / Town : Arles
Metal : copper
Diameter : 21 mm
Orientation dies : 11 h.
Weight : 3,47 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 2e
Emission: 13e
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan très large, ovale et irrégulier. Beau portrait inhabituel. Frappe un peu molle et fruste au revers. Patine marron foncé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB CAES.
Obverse description : Buste lauré et drapé de Constantin II César à droite, vu de trois quarts en avant (A*01).
Obverse translation : “Constantinus Iunior Nobilissimus Cæsar”, (Constantin le jeune très noble césar).
Reverse
Reverse legend : CLARIT-A-S REIPVB/ R|S// SARL.
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
Rubans de type 3. Ptéryges invisibles sous le paludamentum. Césure de légende inhabituelle au 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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