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E-auction 94-48962 - brm_347671 - CONSTANTINE II Demi-centenionalis ou demi-nummus

CONSTANTINE II Demi-centenionalis ou demi-nummus AU
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Estimate : 175 €
Price : 72 €
Maximum bid : 125 €
End of the sale : 02 February 2015 16:05:30
bidders : 11 bidders
Type : Demi-centenionalis ou demi-nummus
Date: 320
Mint name / Town : Trèves
Metal : copper
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 7 h.
Weight : 2,95 g.
Rarity : R3
Officine: 2e
Coments on the condition:
Magnifique exemplaire bien centré des deux cotés avec un remarquable portrait. Joli revers fin. Patine marron foncé
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : CONSTANTI-NVS IVN N C.
Obverse description : Buste radié et cuirassé de Constantin II César à gauche, vu de trois quarts en avant (B1).
Obverse translation : "Constantinus Iunior Nobilissimus Cæsar", (Constantin jeune très noble césar).

Reverse


Reverse legend : VIRTVS - EXERCIT/ -|-// STR.
Reverse description : Trophée entre deux captifs assis à terre ; celui de gauche est dans l’attitude de la tristesse et celui de droite a les mains liées dans le dos et se retourne.
Reverse translation : "Virtus Exercitus", (La Virilité de l'armée).

Commentary


Rubans de type 3. Cuirasse lignée. Épaulières cloutées. Ptéryges fines visibles des deux côtés. Ce type est en fait beaucoup plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux.
Type 3 ribbons. Lined cuirass. Studded shoulder guards. Thin pteryges visible on both sides. This type is actually much rarer than general works suggest.

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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