v21_3678 - CONSTANTINE II Centenionalis ou nummus
MONNAIES 21 (2004)
Starting price : 450.00 €
Estimate : 1 000.00 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 450.00 €
Estimate : 1 000.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Centenionalis ou nummus
Date: 325-326
Mint name / Town : Hellespont, Cyzique, (Cyzicus)
Metal : copper
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 2,89 g.
Rarity : UNIQUE
Officine: 1re
Emission: 2e
Coments on the condition:
Beau portrait. Patine gris vert avec des reflets métalliques. Très joli revers
Obverse
Obverse legend : CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C.
Obverse description : Buste lauré, drapé et cuirassé de Constantin II à gauche, vu de trois quarts en avant (A*1).
Obverse translation : “Constantinus Iunior Nobilissimus Cæsar”, (Constantin le jeune noble césar).
Reverse
Reverse legend : PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG// SMKA..
Reverse description : Porte de camp surmontée de deux tourelles ; au milieu, une étoile.
Reverse translation : “Providentiæ Augustorum”, (À la Providence de nos augustes).
Commentary
Exemplaire tout à fait exceptionnel. Hybride associant un droit réservé aux césars avec un revers destiné à Constantin Ier. Semble complètement inédit et non répertorié. Manque à tous les ouvrages consultés. De la plus grande rareté.
A truly exceptional example. A hybrid combining a right reserved for the Caesars with a reverse intended for Constantine I. It appears to be completely unpublished and unlisted. Missing from all the works consulted. Extremely rare.
A truly exceptional example. A hybrid combining a right reserved for the Caesars with a reverse intended for Constantine I. It appears to be completely unpublished and unlisted. Missing from all the works consulted. Extremely rare.
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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