Live auction - brm_505559 - CONSTANTINE II Follis ou nummus
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| Estimate : | 200 € |
| Price : | 135 € |
| Maximum bid : | 157 € |
| End of the sale : | 30 October 2018 15:18:07 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : Follis ou nummus
Date: 318
Mint name / Town : Arles
Metal : copper
Diameter : 20 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 2,70 g.
Rarity : R2
Officine: 2e
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan ovale et irrégulier bien centré. Beau buste de Constantin II. Frappe un peu molle au revers. Jolie patine marron
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient de la collection L. P
Obverse
Obverse legend : CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C.
Obverse description : Buste lauré et drapé de Constantin II César à droite, vu de trois quarts en avant (A*01).
Obverse translation : “Constantinus Iunior Nobilissimus Cæsar”, (Constantin le jeune très noble césar).
Reverse
Reverse legend : CLARITA-S REIPVB/ -|-// S(CROISSANT ÉTOILÉ)A.
Reverse description : Sol (le Soleil) radié à demi nu, la chlamyde sur l’épaule, debout de face regardant à gauche, levant la main droite et tenant un globe de la gauche.
Reverse translation : “Claritas Reipublicæ”, (L'éclat du bien public).
Commentary
Poids léger. Rubans de type 3. Le buste est seulement lauré et drapé, pas cuirassé sur cet exemplaire. Bon exemple de symbole luni-solaire associant le croissant et l’étoile.
Lightweight. Type 3 ribbons. The bust is only laureate and draped, not armored on this example. Good example of a lunisolar symbol combining the crescent and the star
Lightweight. Type 3 ribbons. The bust is only laureate and draped, not armored on this example. Good example of a lunisolar symbol combining the crescent and the star
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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