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| Estimate : | 100 € |
| Price : | 36 € |
| Maximum bid : | 36 € |
| End of the sale : | 09 October 2017 14:43:00 |
| bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : Follis ou nummus
Date: 315
Mint name / Town : Lyon
Metal : copper
Diameter : 22 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 3,85 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Magnifique exemplaire idéalement centré des deux cotés. Superbe buste et joli revers de style fin. Patine marron aux reflets métalliques
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG.
Obverse description : Buste lauré et cuirassé de Constantin Ier à droite drapé sur l’épaule, vu de trois quarts en avant (B*01).
Obverse translation : "Imperator Constantinus Pius Felix Augustus", (L’empereur Constantin pieux heureux auguste).
Reverse
Reverse legend : SOLI INV-IC-TO COMITI/ S|F// PLC.
Reverse description : Sol (le Soleil) radié, nu, le manteau sur l’épaule, debout à gauche, levant la main droite et tenant un globe de la gauche.
Reverse translation : “Soli Invicto Comiti”, (Au compagnon le Soleil invincible).
Commentary
Poids léger. Rubans de type 2 aux extrémités bouletées. Cuirasse lisse pointée. Épaulières cloutée. Ptéryges larges. Les lettres SF sont peut-être les initiales de SAECVLI FELICITAS (le siècle de la Félicité).
Lightweight. Type 2 ribbons with rounded ends. Smooth pointed cuirass. Studded shoulder guards. Wide pteryges. The letters SF are possibly the initials of SAECVLI FELICITAS (the century of Felicity)
Lightweight. Type 2 ribbons with rounded ends. Smooth pointed cuirass. Studded shoulder guards. Wide pteryges. The letters SF are possibly the initials of SAECVLI FELICITAS (the century of Felicity)
Historical background
CONSTANTINE I THE GREAT
(07/25/306-05/22/337)
Augustus
Constantine was born in 274, son of Constance Chlore and Helena. He was named Caesar on the death of his father on July 25, 306 and was proclaimed august on December 25, 307. He married Fausta, the daughter of Maximien Hercule, who gave him five children, three of whom were augusts. The first twenty years of his reign are devoted to imposing himself as the main august against Maximian Hercules, Galerius, Maxentius, Maximin II and Licinius. He is recognized as the first Christian emperor, although baptized only on his deathbed on May 22, 337.
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