Constantine I. As Filius Augustorum, AD 309-310. Æ Follis (23mm, 6.19 g, 6h). Alexandria mint, 1st officina. Near EF.

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Lot: 608. Estimated: $ 150

Roman Imperial, Bronze

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Constantine I. As Filius Augustorum, AD 309-310. Æ Follis (23mm, 6.19 g, 6h). Alexandria mint, 1st officina. Laureate head right / Genius standing left, holding patera, from which liquor flows, and cornucopia; K|A/P//ALE. RIC VI 99b. Attractively toned near complete silvering and brown patina, a couple die breaks, light deposits. Near EF.

Purchased by the consignor from Coins to Medals, 15 November 2011.

This follis was struck while Constantine was recognized by Galerius with the novel title Filius Augustorum. Galerius had offered this title to Constantine and Maximinus II Daia after the conference of Carnuntum in November AD 308, but both rejected it. For Constantine, it was a demotion, as he had already claimed the title Augustus in AD 307, while Maximinus thought he deserved elevation to Augustus following the death of Severus II, and the new title was below that rank. Accordingly, none of the coins struck at the mints under Constantine and Maximinus, all western, featured this title; only the mints in the east under Galerius used it. Eventually, in AD 310, Galerius relented, and recognized both of them as holding the rank of Augustus.

Closing Date and Time: 22 February 2023 at 13:22:20 ET.

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