Roma Numismatics Ltd
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Constantine III AR Siliqua. Arelate, AD 408-411. D N CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIA AAVGGG, Roma seated to left, holding Victory on globe and inverted spear; KONT in exergue. RIC X 1539; RSC 4e corr. (rev. legend). 1.64g, 15mm, 1h.
Near Extremely Fine; attractive cabinet tone with blue iridescent highlights. Rare.
From the collection of a Romanophile;
Ex Vitangelo Collection, Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 80, 4 February 2021, lot 1748.
"Thus happened this revolt or defection of Britain and the Celtic nations, when Constantine usurped the empire, by whose negligent government the barbarians (Saxons) were emboldened to commit such devastations" (New History, Book VI). So writes the historian Zosimus, one of only two primary sources for the brief reign of Constantine III (AD 407-411). This short-lived emperor is today remembered specifically among scholars of Roman Britain as the usurper who removed the remaining Roman garrison troops from Britannia to bolster his dreams of furthering his claims to the purple abroad, thus leaving the province open to Saxon invasion and eventual conquest.
Near Extremely Fine; attractive cabinet tone with blue iridescent highlights. Rare.
From the collection of a Romanophile;
Ex Vitangelo Collection, Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 80, 4 February 2021, lot 1748.
"Thus happened this revolt or defection of Britain and the Celtic nations, when Constantine usurped the empire, by whose negligent government the barbarians (Saxons) were emboldened to commit such devastations" (New History, Book VI). So writes the historian Zosimus, one of only two primary sources for the brief reign of Constantine III (AD 407-411). This short-lived emperor is today remembered specifically among scholars of Roman Britain as the usurper who removed the remaining Roman garrison troops from Britannia to bolster his dreams of furthering his claims to the purple abroad, thus leaving the province open to Saxon invasion and eventual conquest.