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CNG Feature Auction 117

Lot nuber 618

Constantine I, with Crispus and Constantine II Caesars. AD 307/310-337. AR Miliarense (21.5mm, 4.09 g, 6h). Sirmium mint. Struck AD 320.


CNG Feature Auction 117
Lot: 618.
 Estimated: $ 4 000

Roman Imperial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 9 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Constantine I, with Crispus and Constantine II Caesars. AD 307/310-337. AR Miliarense (21.5mm, 4.09 g, 6h). Sirmium mint. Struck AD 320. CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, bare head of Constantine I right / CRISPVS ET CONSTANTINVS CC, confronted bareheaded busts of Crispus and Constantine II; SIRM. RIC VII 14; Gnecchi p. 59, 1 & pl. 29, 8; Bastien, Donativa, p. 76, note 11; RSC 3. Toned, minor edge chip. EF. Rare.

This rare dynastic type, struck at the Danubian mint of Sirmium, depicts on the reverse Constantine’s two elder sons — Flavius Julius Crispus, the issue of his liaison with one Minervina (his first wife or perhaps concubine), and Flavius Claudius Constantinus, the eldest of his three sons by Flavia Maxima Fausta, daughter of the emperor Maximianus. The bust of Crispus, who was probably aged between 18 and 25 at the time of the issue, is depicted larger and more mature than that of his half-brother, who was likely only three or four. This base silver coin, which is sometimes described as a ‘small medallion’ or a ‘multiple,’ is of an experimental denomination, which preceded the reintroduction of pure silver coinage circa AD 325. It should probably be called a miliarense (or miliarensis), which is the name applied to the pure silver coin of similar weight (4.5 grams = 1/72 of a pound) struck regularly after AD 325. Constantine’s dynastic hopes for Crispus were dashed six years after this issue when he abruptly ordered his eldest son’s execution under circumstances that remain mysterious.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 117 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 19-20 May 2021. This lot is in Session 2, which begins 19 May 2021 at 2 PM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 22.50% for all others.

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