Live auction - brm_843656 - CONSTANTIUS I Argenteus
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| Estimate : | 1 500 € |
| Price : | 1 251 € |
| Maximum bid : | 1 251 € |
| End of the sale : | 05 September 2023 14:57:55 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : Argenteus
Date: c. 297
Mint name / Town : Antioche
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰
Diameter : 19,5 mm
Orientation dies : 5 h.
Weight : 3,30 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Magnifique exemplaire sur un flan idéalement centré des deux côtés. Portrait de toute beauté avec une petite griffure sur la joue. Très beau revers. Patine grise de collection
Obverse
Obverse legend : CONSTAN-TIVS CAESAR.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Constance Ier César à droite (O*).
Obverse translation : “Constantius Cæsar”, (Constance césar).
Reverse
Reverse legend : VIRTVS - MILITVM/ -|H// ANT.
Reverse description : Porte de camp surmontée de trois tours.
Reverse translation : “Virtus Militum” (La Virilité des soldats).
Commentary
Ce type est rare, c’est la première fois que nous le présentons à la vente !.
Historical background
CONSTANTIUS I
(03/1/293-07/25/306)
Caesar
Constantius became Caesar on March 1, 293, at the same time as Galerius. He is the Caesar subordinate to Maximian while his colleague is to Diocletian. This is Tetrarchy. Constance is linked to Herculean parentage. He divorces Helen to marry Theodora, Maximian's daughter-in-law, while Galerius marries Galéria Valéria, daughter of Diocletian1/03/293-1/05/305.
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