E-auction 538-460166 - brm_696498 - CONSTANTINE I THE GREAT Centenionalis ou nummus
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| Estimate : | 145 € |
| Price : | 87 € |
| Maximum bid : | 116 € |
| End of the sale : | 07 August 2023 14:23:00 |
| bidders : | 10 bidders |
Type : Centenionalis ou nummus
Date: 317-320
Mint name / Town : Alexandria
Metal : copper
Diameter : 20 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 2,94 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 1re
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan bien centré. Beau buste inhabituel de Constantin Ier. Joli revers. Patine marron foncé, légèrement granuleuse au revers
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : IMP CONSTA-NTINVS AVG.
Obverse description : Buste lauré consulaire de Constantin Ier à gauche, tenant la mappa de la main droite, un globe de la main gauche et un sceptre transversal bouleté reposant sur l’épaule (B*17).
Obverse translation : "Imperator Constantinus Augustus", (L’empereur Constantin auguste).
Reverse
Reverse legend : IOVI CONS-ERVATORI AVGG/ (CROISSANT)|A// SMAL.
Reverse description : Jupiter nu debout à gauche, le manteau sur l’épaule, tenant un globe de la main droite et un sceptre de la main gauche ; dans le champ à gauche, un croissant.
Reverse translation : "Iovi Conservatori Augustorum”, (À Jupiter conservateur des augustes).
Commentary
Poids léger. Rubans de type 3 aux extrémités bouletées. Manteau consulaire richement décoré. Ce type semble beaucoup plus rare que ne le laissent paraître les ouvrages généraux. C’est seulement le deuxième exemplaire que nous proposons à la vente en 25 ans et le premier de la première officine.
Historical background
CONSTANTINE I THE GREAT
(07/25/306-05/22/337)
Augustus
Constantine was born in 274, son of Constance Chlore and Helena. He was named Caesar on the death of his father on July 25, 306 and was proclaimed august on December 25, 307. He married Fausta, the daughter of Maximien Hercule, who gave him five children, three of whom were augusts. The first twenty years of his reign are devoted to imposing himself as the main august against Maximian Hercules, Galerius, Maxentius, Maximin II and Licinius. He is recognized as the first Christian emperor, although baptized only on his deathbed on May 22, 337.
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