v31_0639 - CONSTANTINE II Centenionalis ou nummus
MONNAIES 31 (2007)
Starting price : 175.00 €
Estimate : 250.00 €
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Starting price : 175.00 €
Estimate : 250.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Centenionalis ou nummus
Date: 323-324
Mint name / Town : Bretagne, Londres
Metal : copper
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : ¨2,93 g.
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan large, ovale et irrégulier, bien centré des deux côtés. Très beau portrait. Frappe un peu molle au revers. Patine marron glacé
Obverse
Obverse legend : CONSTANTI-NVS IVN N C.
Obverse description : Buste casqué de Constantin II à gauche, avec cuirasse, avec pan de paludamentum, vu de trois quarts en avant (C*01).
Obverse translation : “Constantinus Iunior Nobilissimus Cæsar”, (Constantin le jeune très noble césar).
Reverse
Reverse legend : BEAT TRA-NQLITAS/ VOT/IS/ XX// PLON.
Reverse description : Globe posé sur un autel surmonté de trois étoiles.
Reverse translation : “Beata Tranquillitas”, (L'Heureuse Tranquillité).
Commentary
Poids léger. Casque festonné. Couvre nuque orné de quatre globules posés en carré. Cuirasse et épaulière cloutées. Ptéryges larges.
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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