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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |The Late Empire| > |Constantine III| > RL76942
Constantine II, 22 May 337 - March or April 340 A.D.
|Constantine| |III|, |Constantine| |II,| |22| |May| |337| |-| |March| |or| |April| |340| |A.D.|, The eldest son of Constantine the Great and Fausta, after the death of his half-brother Crispus, Constantine II was born in Arles in February 316 and raised as a Christian. On 1 March 317, he was made Caesar. In 323, at the age of seven, he took part in his father's campaign against the Sarmatians. At age ten, he became commander of Gaul, following the death of Crispus. An inscription dating to 330 records the title of Alamannicus, so it is probable that his generals won a victory over the Alamanni. His military career continued when Constantine I made him field commander during the 332 campaign against the Goths.
RL76942. Billon reduced follis, RIC VII Lyons 148 (R5), Hunter V 28, SRCV V -, Choice gVF, nice older looking portrait of the six year old Caesar, excellent centering and strike, detailed celestial sphere, 1st officina, Lugdunum (Lyon, France) mint, weight 3.279g, maximum diameter 19.5mm, die axis 0o, 321 A.D.; obverse CONSTANTINVS IVN N C, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse BEATA TRANQVILLITAS (blessed tranquility), altar inscribed VO/TIS / XX in three lines, surmounted by celestial globe, three stars above, C left, R right, PLG in exergue; SOLD










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