Constantine I. As Filius Augustorum, AD 309-310. Æ Follis (22.5mm, 6.71 g, 12h). Alexandria mint, 1st officina. Near EF.

Electronic Auction 571 – Session 2
Lot: 1169.
Closing Date: Sep 26 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 200

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Constantine I. As Filius Augustorum, AD 309-310. Æ Follis (22.5mm, 6.71 g, 12h). Alexandria mint, 1st officina. Laureate head right / Genius standing left, holding patera from which liquor flows and cornucopia; K|A/P//ALE. RIC VI 99b. Toned trace silvering and dark brown and green patina. Near EF.

From the Mars Collection.

This follis was struck while Constantine was recognized by Galerius with the novel title Filius Augustorum. Galerius had offered this title to Constantine and Maximinus II Daia after the conference of Carnuntum in November AD 308, but both rejected it. For Constantine, it was a demotion, as he had already claimed the title Augustus in AD 307, while Maximinus thought he deserved elevation to Augustus following the death of Severus II, and the new title was below that rank. Accordingly, none of the coins struck at the mints under Constantine and Maximinus, all western, featured this title; only the mints in the east under Galerius used it. Eventually, in AD 310, Galerius relented, and recognized both of them as holding the rank of Augustus.

Closing Date and Time: 26 September 2024 at 10:56:00 ET.

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