CONSTANTIUS I CHLORUS, as Caesar
AD 293-305AE Follis. 9.11g, 28.7mm
MINTED: Ticinum mint, circa AD 300-303
REF: RIC VI Ticinum 46a
OBVERSE: CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, laureate head right.
REVERSE: SACRA MONET AVGG ET CAESS NOSTR, Moneta standing facing, head left, holding scales and cornucopiae; ST• in exergue.
Grade/Notes:Almost Extremely Fine. Very sharp and almost fully silvered. Minor flan flaw on cheek of portrait.
Provenance:
Ex Artifact Man Ancient Coins, with tag noting retail price of US$175.
Historical Notes:
Constantius I was nicknamed Chlorus ('the Pale'), and suceeded Emperor Maximianus to become co-emperor of the Second Tetrarchy in 305. He ruled as the Augustus of the West for just over a year, before falling ill and dying while leading a military campaign against the Pictish tribes in Britain. His son, Constantine, took control of his legions and claimed Imperial power by birthright. Constantine would eventually become the sole ruler of the Roman Empire and its first Christian emperor.
