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Nummus - Constantinus I BEATA TRANQVILLITAS, Trier
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint, Trier |
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| Year | 323 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Constantine I facing right, rendered in the military imperial style characteristic of the Trier mint in the early 320s. The emperor wears a crested helmet with elaborate ridged decoration and scale-pattern body armour, conveying martial authority. The portrait is bold and high-relief, with strong facial features typical of Constantinian portraiture. The Latin legend encircles the bust along the rim of the flan. |
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| Mintage | ND (323) - 1st Officina (•PTR-crescent) - ND (323) - 1st Officina (•STR-crescent) - |
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The BEATA TRANQVILLITAS ("blessed tranquility") votive altar type was introduced in 320–321 as part of Constantine's sustained program of sol invictus-adjacent piety, shortly before his break with Licinius made any claim to imperial peace grimly ironic. By 323, war with Licinius was effectively inevitable, and the full conflict erupted the following year. Trier's mint was among the most active western facilities for this type, producing across multiple officinae identifiable by the officina letter beneath the altar.