brm_1029351 - CONSTANTIUS I Follis ou nummus
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Type : Follis ou nummus
Date: 307-308
Mint name / Town : Londres
Metal : copper
Diameter : 25,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 6,05 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 1re
Coments on the condition:
Belle monnaie sur flan centré. De légères faiblesses. Patine marron foncée
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Obverse
Obverse legend : DIVO CONSTANTIO PIO.
Obverse description : Buste lauré et voilé de Constance Ier Chlore à droite, avec cuirasse, vu de trois quarts en avant (K*2).
Obverse translation : “Divo Constantio Pio”, (Au Divin Constance Pieux).
Reverse
Reverse legend : MEMORIA FELIX/ -|-// PLN.
Reverse description : Autel paré et allumé, orné d'une guirlande, accosté d'un aigle de chaque côté.
Reverse translation : “Memoria Felix”, (L'Heureux Souvenir).
Historical background
CONSTANTIUS I
(+306)
Consecration of Constantine I
Constance, the father of Constantine I and the husband of Helen, who became august in 305, went to Brittany to fight the Picts. He died in York as Septimius Severus, on July 25, 306. His son, Constantine, who was with him despite Galerius' prohibition, was proclaimed Caesar. Subsequently, he often used the image of his father for his benefit.
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