Nummus - Constantinus I VICTORIAE LAETAE; Arelate
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Constantine I (Flavius Valerius Constantinus) (306-337)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 319 |
| Value | Nummus / Follis (1⁄180) |
| Currency | Solidus, Reform of Constantine (AD 310/324 – 395) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 3.2 g |
| Diameter | 19 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 574807 |
Obverse
Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Constantine I right, paludamentum on shoulder, seen from three-quarters view. Plumed helmet with a body shaped like a half-globe. Studded visor. Helmet divided into two parts, each adorned with two eight-pointed stars flanked by globules. Neck guard decorated with three horizontally arranged globules. Smooth cuirass decorated with the aegis, ending in a tiny Medusa head and surmounted by a scalloped line. Scalloped shoulder guard. Long, thin pteruges.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP CON-STANTINVS AVG
Unabridged legend: Imperator Constantinus Augustus.
Translation: Supreme Commander Constantine I, emperor.
Reverse
Two Victories standing face to face, placing a shield on a cippus.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP
VOT PR
Unabridged legend:
Victoriae Laetae Princeps Perpetuus.
Vota Populi Romani.
Translation:
The Eternal Prince of joyful victory.
The vows (prayers) of the Roman people.
Edge
Plain
Mint
| SA | Arelatum / Constantina, modern-day Arles, France (313-476) |
Comments
(fr)
De la plus grande rareté. Semble complètement inédit et non répertorié. Un unique exemplaire recensé dans l'ouvrage “L'atelier monétaire d'Arles de Constantin à Romulus 313-476”, de FERRANDO Philippe, en 2010 (le n°414, p. 177). Un deuxième exemplaire, en SUP, passé en vente en 2011 sur CGB pour 750 €. Si l'exemplaire de la présente fiche n'est pas celui de l'ouvrage de Philippe FERRANDO, l'exemplaire de cette fiche serait le 3ème recensé.
Buste tout à fait exceptionnel pour ce type de monnayage qui se rencontre plutôt pour les ateliers de Ticinum ou de Siscia. Césure de légende de droit tout à fait inhabituelle.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (319) | 2nd Officina (S - star over crescent - A) | ||||||||||||||
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