Description: Delmatius (Caesar 335 - 337 AD). AE3 Constantinople mint 336-337 AD. FL DELMATIVS NOB C; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / GLORIA EXERCITVS; two soldiers standing facing, head turned inward, spear in outer hand, resting inner hand on grounded shield, one standard between them; CONSI in ex.

Diameter: AE17 mm

Weight: 1,52 g

Grade: aVF/gF

Attribution: RIC VII Constantinople 141; Sear 16898

Commentary: rare; dark olive-grey patina, some deposits, some roughness

History: With the elevation of half-nephew Delmatius to the rank of fourth Caesar, Constantine probably had tried to recreate some kind of tetrachical system.

Article Number: 063-07-05-45597