brm_665817 - CONSTANTINE I THE GREAT Follis ou nummus
100.00 €(Approx. 117.00$ | 87.00£)
Quantity
Add to your cart
Type : Follis ou nummus
Date: 312
Mint name / Town : Alexandria
Metal : copper
Diameter : 21,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 4,81 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 6e
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Des faiblesses. Très beau portrait de Constantin. Patine grise avec reflets dorés
Predigree :
Exemplaire de la collection Aymé Cornu
Obverse
Obverse legend : FL VALER CONSTANTINVS P F AVG.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Constantin Ier Auguste à droite (O*).
Obverse translation : “Flavius Valerius Constantinus Pius Felix Augustus”, (Flavien Valère Constantin pieux heureux auguste).
Reverse
Reverse legend : GENIO - AVGVSTI./ */N/(PALME)|E/(COURONNE)// ALE.
Reverse description : Genius (le Génie) coiffé du modius, debout à gauche, à demi nu, tenant une tête de Sérapis, barbu coiffé du modius de la main droite et une corne d’abondance de la gauche.
Reverse translation : “Genio Augusti”, (Au Génie de l’auguste).
Commentary
Ce type avec la tête de Sérapis est moins courant.
This type with the head of Serapis is less common
This type with the head of Serapis is less common
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.
Report a mistake
Print the page
Share my selection
Ask a question
Consign / sellRelated articles
Full data
Your Recently Viewed Items
CONSTANTINE I THE GREAT Follis ou nummus AU/AU
100.00 €
cgbfr.com numismatists
