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Constantine II, 22 May 337 - March or April 340 A.D.

Constantine II was the son of Constantine I, the eldest with his second wife, Fausta. He was born in Arles (which was renamed Constantia in his honor in 328, explaining the CON mintmarks for Arles) and was made Caesar before he was a year old in 316 A.D. Upon his father's death, Constantine II inherited the Western part of the empire. After quarreling with his brother Constans, he invaded his territory, only to be killed in an ambush near Aquileia. His coins often include "IVN" in the legend, an abbreviation for junior.

|Constantine| |II|, |Constantine| |II,| |22| |May| |337| |-| |March| |or| |April| |340| |A.D.||centenionalis|
Londinium (London today), established around 43 A.D., was sacked in 60 A.D. by the Iceni led by queen Boudica, but quickly rebuilt. At the end of the 1st century, Londinium was a cosmopolitan community of merchants from across the Empire and the capital of Roman Britain. In 286, the usurper Carausius declared himself the Emperor of Britain. In 296, Rome invaded and reclaimed Britain from his successor Allectus. Twice British legions rebelled and elected their own emperors, Magnus Maximus in 382 and Constantine III, in 407. Both crossed the channel with their legions and were defeated, leaving Britain largely unprotected. As the Empire declined, Britain became increasingly isolated. In 410, the Romano-British authorities appealed to Honorius for help. He replied that the Britons would have to look after their own defenses, meaning Roman occupation of Britain had ended. Britain was increasingly vulnerable to attack by the Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Frisii. By the middle 5th century only a small number of wealthy families maintained a Roman lifestyle. At the end of the 5th century the city was largely an uninhabited ruin.Londinium
SH49573. Billon centenionalis, RIC VII London 283 (R4), Hunter V 5 corr. (described as cuirassed), SRCV V 17149 var. (bust), Cohen VII 8 ff. var. (same), Choice VF, weight 2.582 g, maximum diameter 19.9 mm, die axis 180o, 1st officina, Londinium (London, England) mint, as caesar, 323 - 324 A.D.; obverse CONSTANTINVS IVN N C, laureate bust left draped in ornate trabea (consular mantle), Victory on globe offering wreath in right hand, mappa in left hand; reverse BEAT TRANQLITAS (blessed tranquility), globe on altar inscribed VOT/IS / XX, three stars above, PLON in exergue; extremely rare; SOLD


|Constantine| |II|, |Constantine| |II,| |22| |May| |337| |-| |March| |or| |April| |340| |A.D.||centenionalis|
RL28396. Billon centenionalis, RIC VII Trier 274 (R4), Choice EF, weight 3.371 g, maximum diameter 19.2 mm, die axis 180o, 2nd officina, Treveri (Trier, Germany) mint, as caesar, 320 A.D.; obverse CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate bust left draped in ornate trabea (consular mantle), Victory on globe offering wreath in right hand, mappa in left hand; reverse VIRTVS EXERCIT (courage of the army), standard inscribed VOT / XX flanked by a captive on each side, STR in exergue; full circle centering; very rare; SOLD


|Constantine| |II|, |Constantine| |II,| |22| |May| |337| |-| |March| |or| |April| |340| |A.D.||centenionalis|
Constantine II was the son of Constantine I, the eldest with his second wife, Fausta. He was made Caesar before he was a year old. Constantine II was about eight years old when this coin was minted. He is depicted draped in the ornate trabea worn by a consul, a powerful child Caesar with the world and victory in his hands! Upon his father's death, Constantine II inherited the Western empire. After quarreling with his younger brother Constans, he invaded Constans' territory, only to be killed in an ambush near Aquileia.
RL98400. Billon centenionalis, RIC VII Trier 382 (R3), SRCV V 17155, Cohen VII 23, Hunter V -, Choice EF, radiating flow lines, dark patina, earthen traces, mild reverse die wear, weight 3.875 g, maximum diameter 19.2 mm, die axis 0o, 1st officina, Treveri (Trier, Germany) mint, as caesar, 322 - 323 A.D.; obverse CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate bust left draped in ornate trabea (consular mantle), Victory on globe offering wreath in right hand, mappa in left hand; reverse BEATA TRANQVILLITAS (blessed tranquility), altar inscribed VO/TIS / XX in three lines, surmounted by celestial globe, three stars above, •PTR• crescent in exergue; very rare; SOLD


|Constantine| |II|, |Constantine| |II,| |22| |May| |337| |-| |March| |or| |April| |340| |A.D.||centenionalis|
Constantine II was the son of Constantine I, the eldest with his second wife, Fausta. He was made Caesar before he was a year old. Constantine II was about eight years old when this coin was minted. He is depicted draped in the ornate trabea worn by a consul, a powerful child Caesar with the world and victory in his hands! Upon his father's death, Constantine II inherited the Western empire. After quarreling with his younger brother Constans, he invaded Constans' territory, only to be killed in an ambush near Aquileia.
RL98401. Billon centenionalis, RIC VII Trier 382 (R3), SRCV V 17152, Cohen VII 23, Hunter V -, EF, near black patina (toned silvering), radiating flow lines, tiny encrustations, very slightly off center but full legends, trace of pre-strike casting sprue, weight 3.710 g, maximum diameter 19.0 mm, die axis 180o, 2nd officina, Treveri (Trier, Germany) mint, as caesar, 321 - 323 A.D.; obverse CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate bust left draped in ornate trabea (consular mantle), Victory on globe offering wreath in right hand, mappa in left hand; reverse BEATA TRANQVILLITAS (blessed tranquility), altar inscribed VO/TIS / XX in three lines, surmounted by celestial globe, three stars above, •STR• in exergue; very rare; SOLD


|Constantine| |II|, |Constantine| |II,| |22| |May| |337| |-| |March| |or| |April| |340| |A.D.||centenionalis|
In 320, Licinius reneged on the religious freedom promised by the Edict of Milan, and began a new persecution of Christians in the Eastern Roman Empire. He destroyed churches, imprisoned Christians and confiscated their property.
BB72283. Billon centenionalis, cf. CGB Mail Bid Sale 55 (17 October 2012), lot 329; otherwise unpublished; RIC VIII -, Cohen -, Choice gVF, 2nd officina, Ticinum (Pavia, Italy) mint, as caesar, 320 A.D.; obverse CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate bust left draped in ornate trabea (consular mantle), Victory on globe offering wreath in right hand, mappa in left hand; reverse VIRTVS EXERCIT (courage of the army), vexillum inscribed VOT / X X in two lines, two seated barbarian captives back-to-back flanking base, hands of captive on left bound behind back, Christogram in left field, crescent horns up in right field, ST in exergue; extremely rare variant, not in RIC, only the 2nd example known to Forum; SOLD


|Constantine| |II|, |Constantine| |II,| |22| |May| |337| |-| |March| |or| |April| |340| |A.D.||reduced| |follis|
BB20512. Billon reduced follis, RIC VII Ticinum 81 (R3), gVF, weight 2.413 g, maximum diameter 19.8 mm, die axis 0o, 2nd officina, Ticinum (Pavia, Italy) mint, as caesar, 317 - 318 A.D.; obverse CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB CAES, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse CLARITAS REIPVBLICAE (the renown of the Republic), Sol advancing left, radiate, raising right hand commanding the sun to rise, whip in leftP in left field, ST in exergue; nice miniature portrait; rare; SOLD


|Constantine| |II|, |Constantine| |II,| |22| |May| |337| |-| |March| |or| |April| |340| |A.D.||centenionalis|
Constantine II was the son of Constantine I, the eldest with his second wife, Fausta. He was made Caesar before he was a year old. Constantine II was about eight years old when this coin was minted. He is depicted draped in the ornate trabea worn by a consul, a powerful child Caesar with the world and victory in his hands! Upon his father's death, Constantine II inherited the Western empire. After quarreling with his younger brother Constans, he invaded Constans' territory, only to be killed in an ambush near Aquileia.
RL77197. Billon centenionalis, RIC VII Trier 353 (R1), SRCV V 17154, Cohen VII 23, Hunter V -, Choice VF, small closed flan crack, weight 3.023 g, maximum diameter 19.1 mm, die axis 180o, 1st officina, Treveri (Trier, Germany) mint, 322 A.D.; obverse CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate bust left draped in ornate trabea (consular mantle), Victory on globe offering wreath in right hand, mappa in left hand; reverse BEATA TRANQVILLITAS (blessed tranquility), globe set on altar inscribed VO/TIS / XX in three lines, three stars above, PTR• in exergue; rare; SOLD


|Constantine| |II|, |Constantine| |II,| |22| |May| |337| |-| |March| |or| |April| |340| |A.D.||reduced| |centenionalis|
Constantine Junior as Augustus.
RL13050. Billon reduced centenionalis, RIC VII Siscia 90, gVF, weight 1.276 g, maximum diameter 16.7 mm, die axis 180o, 1st officina, Siscia (Sisak, Croatia) mint, as Augustus, 337 - 340 A.D.; obverse CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse GLORIA EXERCITVS (glory of the army), two soldiers standing facing, flanking labarum (chi-rho Christogram standard) in center, heads confronted, each holds spear in outer hand and rests inner hand on shield, ASIS and crescent in exergue; nice green patina; SOLD


|Constantine| |II|, |Constantine| |II,| |22| |May| |337| |-| |March| |or| |April| |340| |A.D.||reduced| |follis|
RL21475. Billon reduced follis, RIC VII Trier 154, EF, weight 3.725 g, maximum diameter 20.3 mm, die axis 180o, 1st officina, Treveri (Trier) mint, as caesar, 317 A.D.; obverse FL CL CONSTANTINVS IVN N C, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse CLARITAS REIPVBLICAE (the renown of the Republic), Sol standing slightly left, radiate, nude but for chlamys over shoulders and left arm, raising right hand commanding the sun to rise, globe in left hand, T - F at sides, •ATR in exergue; choice portrait; SOLD


Constantine II, 22 May 337 - March or April 340 A.D.

|Constantine| |II|, |Constantine| |II,| |22| |May| |337| |-| |March| |or| |April| |340| |A.D.||centenionalis|
This bust type is not listed in RIC with this reverse. It appears to be a mule struck, probably in error, with an obverse die from 329 A.D. (RIC VII 338) and a reverse die from the previous issue struck in 328 A.D. (RIC VII Arles 322). In 328, the obverse type was laureate, draped and cuirassed. In 329, the campgate was flanked by T - F and usually had two turrets and no doors.
RL86814. Billon centenionalis, An apparently unpublished mule of two very rare (R4) types; RIC VII Arles -, cf. 338 (for obverse, 329 A.D.) / 322 (for reverse, 328 A.D.), Choice gVF, excellent centering on a round flan, dark patina, weight 2.610 g, maximum diameter 19.9 mm, die axis 180o, 3rd officina, Arelatum (Arles, France) mint, as caesar, 329 A.D.; obverse CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate and cuirassed bust left, from the front; reverse VIRTVS CAESS (the valor of the two princes), campgate with five rows, four turrets and open doors, with two panels, each with 2 pellets, star above, top row ornamented with arches and pellets, S - F at sides, TCONST (Constantina) in exergue; ex Zachary "Beast" Beasley Collection of Camp Gates; extremely rare; SOLD




  




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CONSTANTINVSAVG
CONSTANTINVSIVNAVG
CONSTANTINVSIVNNC
CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC
CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBCAES
CONSTANTINVSMAXAVG
CONSTANTINVSPFAVG
DNCONSTANTINVSIVNNOBCAES
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FLCLCONSTANTINVSIVNNC
FLCLCONSTANTINVSPFAVG
IMPCONSTANTINVSAVG
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