Rome, Constantine II, AE Unit, Crispus Reverse (Rare Type)

Includes glass top leatherette display box.

• Origin: Roman Empire
• Authority: Emperor Constantine II (son of Constantine the Great)
• Date: 317 CE
• Denomination: AE (bronze) unit, name unknown
• Mint: Trier
• Size: 20mm
• Type Number: RIC VII Treveri 143
• Obverse: FL CL CONSTANTINVS IVN N C - Bust of Constantine II, draped, cuirassed, right, seen from behind
• Reverse: PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS - Crispus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, standing right, cloak spread, holding transverse spear in right hand and globe in left hand
• Notes: Crispus was the eldest son of Constantine the Great. He was a successful Roman general, but his popularity, he was executed on his father’s orders in 326 under mysterious circumstances, possibly due to palace intrigue involving Constantine’s wife Fausta.

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