E-auction 323-239674 - brm_472975 - CONSTANTINE I THE GREAT Follis ou nummus
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| Estimate : | 175 € |
| Price : | 84 € |
| Maximum bid : | 91 € |
| End of the sale : | 24 June 2019 14:07:30 |
| bidders : | 12 bidders |
Type : Follis ou nummus
Date: fin
Date: 307
Mint name / Town : Trèves
Metal : copper
Diameter : 25,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 6,86 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 1re
Coments on the condition:
Magnifique exemplaire avec un superbe buste et un revers de toute beauté ! Patine gris foncé
Obverse
Obverse legend : FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB C.
Obverse description : Buste lauré et cuirassé de Constantin Ier à droite drapé sur l’épaule, vu de trois quarts en avant (B01).
Obverse translation : “Flavius Valerius Constantinus Nobilissimus Cæsar”, (Flavius Valerius Constantin très noble césar).
Reverse
Reverse legend : MARTI PATR-I PROPVGNATORI/ S|A// PTR.
Reverse description : Mars casqué, nu, marchant à droite, le manteau flottant au vent, tenant de la main droite une haste transversale et de la gauche un bouclier.
Reverse translation : “Marti Patri Propugnatori”, (À Mars défenseur de la Patrie).
Commentary
Poids léger. Rubans de type 3. Cuirasse et épaulière cloutées. Ptéryges larges. Les lettres S|A pourraient se traduire par “Semper Augustus”, (toujours auguste) peu compatible avec Constantin Ier César.
Lightweight. Type 3 ribbons. Studded breastplate and shoulder guard. Wide pteryges. The letters S|A could be translated as “Semper Augustus,” (always august) hardly compatible with Constantine I Caesar
Lightweight. Type 3 ribbons. Studded breastplate and shoulder guard. Wide pteryges. The letters S|A could be translated as “Semper Augustus,” (always august) hardly compatible with Constantine I Caesar
Historical background
CONSTANTINE I THE GREAT
(07/25/306-05/22/337)
Caesar
Constantine was proclaimed august on the death of his father in York in 306. In order not to offend Galerius and Severus, he contented himself with the title of Caesar recognized by Galerius, who had become "Senior Augustus". Constantine controls Gaul and Brittany. He resumed the title of august on December 25, 307 after having married Fausta, the daughter of Maximien Hercule.
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