85,00 €
Constans as Caesar (333 – 337 AD). AE3, Alexandria mint 333-335 AD. FL IVL CONSTANS NOB C; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / GLORIA EXERCITVS; two soldiers, each holding spear and shield, two standards between them, SMALA in ex.
| Diameter [mm]: | AE17 |
| Weight [g]: | 2,36 |
| Grade: | EF/EF |
| Attribution: | RIC VII 61 |
| Commentary: | ex Royal Dutch Mint; brown patina with golden hue, excellent details, minute flan crack |
In his early teens Constans became engaged to Olympias, a daughter of influential senator, and though the marriage never came to pass, Constans always cared for her and lived with her in his court.
