Grecia, Constantine II, Set 10 Lepta - 20 Drachmai
1973 - Sin información - SC
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106.43 gr.
Constantine II “the Young”
- Reign over Roman Empire (Gaul, Spain, and Britain): AD 337–340
- Period: Constantinian dynasty
Flavius Claudius Constantinus Augustus was born in Arles, France, and died in Aquileia, Italy, in 340. He inherited a part of the empire that his father, Constantine I, shared between him and his two other sons, Constantius II and Constans. He thus obtained Gaul, Hispania, and Britain. Constantius II received Asia Minor and Constans was granted Italy, Africa, and Pannonia (Central Europe).
As was to be suspected, this division resulted in dissension among the siblings. Constantine II, feeling aggrieved, marched on Rome in 340 and was killed in an ambush outside Aquileia, Italy.
Picture: Statue of emperor Constantine II, Piazza del Campidoglio in Rome - Picture taken by TcfkaPanairjdde (CC)
An “MS(63)” quality
As in numismatics it is important that the state of conservation of an item be carefully evaluated before it is offered to a discerning collector with a keen eye.
This initially obscure acronym comprising two words describing the state of conservation is explained clearly here:
Mint State(63)
This means – more prosaically – that it is very unlikely that the coin has circulated, even among few and careful hands. Traces of any manipulations are practically imperceptible and no patina or other form of oxidation has altered the object’s brilliance.
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