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A spectacular solidus of Crispus
Lot 294
Crispus, Caesar, 316-326.
Solidus (Gold, 19 mm, 4.38 g, 11 h), Nicomedia, 324. FL IVL CRIS-PVS NOB CAES Laureate bust of Crispus to left, heroically nude, wearing balteus around neck and holding spear and shield.
Rev.
CONCOR-D-I-A AVGG NN / SMNM Concordia seated to left on ornamented throne, holding caduceus in her right hand and cornucopiae in her left. Depeyrot 33/3. RIC 61. Extremely rare. A spectacular piece, boldly struck and with a wonderful portrait of monumental elegance. A few tiny marks
, otherwise,
extremely fine.
Ex Roma XIX, 26 March 2020, 945.
Crispus' descendance from Constantine's obscure first wife (or concubine?), Minervina, did not hinder his rise to power. Born in circa 300, he was the emperor's eldest son and hence of great value to the imperial
domus
as he demonstrated dynastic continuity at a time when the son of Licinius, Constantine's rival, was still an infant. Crispus rose to the rank of Caesar on 1 March 317 and was sent to Gaul by his father, where he successfully fought off Frankish and Alemannic invasions. During the civil war of 324, Crispus commanded his father's fleet and defeated Licinius' admiral Amandus (or Abandus) in the Battle of the Hellespont, winning Constantine naval supremacy and opening Asia for invasion. In the spring of 326, however, Crispus and his stepmother Fausta were suddenly executed on charges of adultery, a dramatic event that has led some historians to believe that he had plotted against his father with the help of the emperor's young wife. A
damnatio memoriae
was enacted and his name was erased from all public records and inscriptions.
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40000 CHF
Starting price:
32000 CHF
Hammer price:
52500 CHF
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Web Auction 18 Part I, lots 249-1704, will be postponed to Sunday, 19 December 2021, 12:04 pm CET due to overloading of the website. Parts II (lots 1705-3322) and III (lots 3323-5000) will take place on Monday, 20 December, and Tuesday, 21 December 2021, starting at 10 am CET. We apologize for the problems.
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