Live auction - brm_779852 - CONSTANTINE II Silique
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| Estimate : | 780 € |
| Price : | 420 € |
| Maximum bid : | 420 € |
| End of the sale : | 06 December 2022 15:26:49 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : Silique
Date: 337-340
Mint name / Town : Constantinople
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰
Diameter : 18 mm
Orientation dies : 11 h.
Weight : 2,65 g.
Rarity : R2
Officine: 1re
Slab
NGC :
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie idéalement centrée. Très beau portrait de Constantin II. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Exemplaire sous coque NGC AU (Strike 5/5, Surface 1/5), scratches
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête diadémée de Constantin II à droite (A’c) ; diadème perlé et gemmé.
Reverse
Reverse legend : CONSTANTI-NVS AVGVSTVS/ -|-// C.A.
Reverse description : Victoria (la Victoire) drapée, marchant à gauche, tenant une couronne de la main droite et un trophée de la main gauche.
Reverse translation : “Constantinus Auguste” (Constantin auguste).
Commentary
Droit tout à fait inhabituel. Ce type est frappé au début du règne en 337 et reprend une typologie normalement réservée à Constantin Ier.
Historical background
CONSTANTINE II
(1/03/317-04/340)
Augustus
Born in 315 or 316, 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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