Live auction - brm_662065 - CONSTANTINE I THE GREAT Follis ou nummus
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| Estimate : | 450 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 15 June 2021 15:19:49 |
Type : Follis ou nummus
Date: 314-315
Mint name / Town : Alexandria
Metal : copper
Diameter : 21 mm
Orientation dies : 5 h.
Weight : 4,76 g.
Rarity : R2
Officine: 1re
Coments on the condition:
Bel exemplaire, idéalement centré. Jupiter de toute beauté. La monnaie a quelques faiblesses. Joli portrait. Patine marron
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : FL VALER CONSTANTINVS P F AVG.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Constantin Ier à droite (O*).
Obverse translation : “Flavius Valerius Constantinus Pius Felix Augustus”, (Flavien Valère Constantin pieux et heureux auguste).
Reverse
Reverse legend : IOVI CON-SERVATORI/ N|A// ALE.
Reverse description : Jupiter nu debout à gauche, le manteau sur l’épaule, tenant un globe nicéphore de la main droite et un sceptre de la gauche ; à ses pieds, un aigle tenant une couronne en son bec.
Reverse translation : “Iovi Conservatori”, (À Jupiter le protecteur).
Commentary
Poids lourd. C’est la première fois que nous présentons ce type à la vente qui semble bien plus rare que ne le laissent paraître les ouvrages généraux !.
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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