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Aureus - Constantinus MARTI PATRI NK, Nicomedia
| Uitgever | Roman Imperial Mint |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 306-307 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | CONSTANTINVS CAESAR (Translation: Constantinus emperor) |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Mars, god of war, depicted helmeted and in full military dress, standing facing with head turned to the left. His right hand rests upon a large round shield set on the ground, while his left hand holds a vertical hasta (spear). The figure is rendered in a frontal, hieratic stance consistent with late Tetrarchic die-cutting conventions. The reverse legend is distributed across the field, with the mint mark in the exergue. The composition is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Constantine issued this aureus at Nicomedia during the opening months of his reign, proclaimed by his troops at Eboracum in July 306 following the death of Constantius I — a succession the tetrarchic system had not sanctioned. Galerius, the senior Augustus in the East, refused to recognize him as anything above Caesar. The MARTI PATRI dedication to Mars as "Father" was a deliberate ideological gesture, anchoring Constantine's legitimacy in divine military ancestry at precisely the moment that legitimacy was being contested.
Nicomedia was Diocletian's preferred eastern capital, making its mint politically charged ground for a new and disputed claimant.