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v24_0721 - CONSTANTINE II Centenionalis ou nummus

CONSTANTINE II Centenionalis ou nummus AU
MONNAIES 24 (2005)
Starting price : 145.00 €
Estimate : 500.00 €
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Type : Centenionalis ou nummus
Date: 318-319
Mint name / Town : Lyonnaise, Lyon
Metal : copper
Diameter : 18 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 3,38 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 1re
Emission: 6e
Coments on the condition:
Beau portrait. Joli revers inhabituel. Patine verte rehaussant les reliefs du revers, en particulier
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : D N CONSTANTINO IVN NOB C.
Obverse description : Buste lauré, drapé et cuirassé de Constantin II à droite, vu de trois quarts en arrière (A*2).
Obverse translation : "Domino Nostro Constantino Iunori Nobilissimi Cæsari", (À notre seigneur Constantin le jeune, très noble césar).

Reverse


Reverse legend : VICTORIAE LAET PRINC PERP// P-L.
Reverse description : Deux victoires debout face à face tenant un bouclier posé sur un cippe sur lequel on lit : VOT/PR ; à l'exergue, deux captifs assis dos à dos.
Reverse translation : "Victoriæ Lætæ Principium Perpetuæ/ Vota Populi Romani", (À la victoire heureuse et durable du Prince/ Vœux du Peuple Romain).

Commentary


La légende du droit est au datif (dédicace). Au droit, le portrait semble orné d’une égide devant le cou. Sur cet exemplaire d’autre part, nous semblons apercevoir une main qui sort du buste posé à plat et serait alors un nouveau type de buste complètement inédit pour l’atelier.
The legend on the obverse is in the dative (dedication). On the obverse, the portrait seems to be adorned with an aegis in front of the neck. On this example, on the other hand, we seem to see a hand coming out of the bust laid flat and would then be a new type of bust completely unprecedented for the workshop

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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