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ID:
90010167
Type:
Roman Imperial
Issuer:
Constantine II
Date Ruled:
AD 316-337
Metal:
Gold
Denomination:
Solidus
Struck / Cast:
struck
Date Struck:
AD 324-325 as Caesar
Weight:
4.45 g
Die Axis:
12 h
Obverse Legend:
CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C
Obverse Description:
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Reverse Legend:
VIRTVS_CAESARI N
Reverse Description:
Prince holding shield on left arm, cloak flying, galloping right, charging kneeling enemy with spear; under horse , another enemy with shield
Exergue:
SMNH
Mint Mark:
SMNH
Mint:
Nicomedia
Primary Reference:
RIC VII unlisted
Reference2:
Depeyrot 35/7 (this coin)
Photograph Credit:
Classical Numismatic Group
Source:
http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=138731
Notes:
Sale: Nomos 1, Lot: 167 RIC -, but cf. 84, the comparable piece for Crispus From the collections of a Gentleman and of G. Lacam, DÜrr/Michel, 8 November 1999, 8 and ex Finarte, 25 March 1971, 358.Constantine II was the eldest son of Constantine I and his second wife Fausta and was born during the summer of 316. He was made Caesar as an infant in 317, along with his elder half-brother Crispus and Licinius II, and was involved with the army from an early age. At the death of his father he and his two brothers organized the destruction of a great number of relatives from the other side of their family, and then divided the empire among themselves. While he was the senior Augustus Constantine II only received Gaul, Spain and Britain; dissatisfied, he invaded Italy, the realm of his brother Constans, and was killed in an ambush in 340. This extremely rare coin was struck to commemorate the fall of the Licinii
Created and Managed by Alfredo De La Fe
