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Roman Gold Solidus of Crispus (317-326 C.E.), Exceptional Detailing
Crispus caesar, 317 – 326
Solidus, Antiochia 324, AV 4.42 g. FL – IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES Laureate and cuirassed bust l. with spear pointing forward and shield before chest. Rev. PRINCIPI I – VVENTVTIS Crispus, in military attire, standing r., holding globe in l. hand and transverse spear in r.; in exergue, SMAN. C 90. RIC 43. Depeyrot 39/5. Alföldi 340. Bastien, Donativa p. 78, footnote 10.
Very rare. An unusual and attractive portrait struck on a full flan,
virtually as struck and almost Fdc
Ex Leu sale 48, 1989, 427.
The execution of Crispus in 326 was a watershed moment in the reign of Constantine the Great: not only did he lose his eldest son (at the time his only realistic heir as his other three sons were merely boys), but in the aftermath he also executed his wife Fausta for what he thought to be her leading role in a grand deception. But if we dig deeper into the historical record, another possibility for Crispus’ execution emerges. In 326 Constantine was at, or was approaching, his 20th anniversary, depending on whether he counted 306 or 307 as his starting point as Augustus. There is reason to believe that, like Diocletian, Constantine had promised to abdicate after two decades of rule. His natural heir would have been Crispus, a popular young man approaching 30 years old and of proven ability. Some historians believe Constantine may have allowed the trial and execution of Crispus out of a desire – actual or subliminal – to remove him from contention for the throne. After all, his other sons were only 10 years old or younger, and if they were the only options as a replacement, Constantine would have to rule for at least another decade. Though the truth may never be known, it seems hard to believe that Crispus would have tried to seduce his stepmother, who was at least ten years his senior and was his father’s wife. Indeed, the seduction story reads more like a fictional, revisionist account, and the truth may lie in the more practical explanation. The golden statue mentioned in the previous note could apply to a guilty conscience equally well under either circumstance.
Crispus caesar, 317 – 326
Solidus, Antiochia 324, AV 4.42 g. FL – IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES Laureate and cuirassed bust l. with spear pointing forward and shield before chest. Rev. PRINCIPI I – VVENTVTIS Crispus, in military attire, standing r., holding globe in l. hand and transverse spear in r.; in exergue, SMAN. C 90. RIC 43. Depeyrot 39/5. Alföldi 340. Bastien, Donativa p. 78, footnote 10.
Very rare. An unusual and attractive portrait struck on a full flan,
virtually as struck and almost Fdc
Ex Leu sale 48, 1989, 427.
The execution of Crispus in 326 was a watershed moment in the reign of Constantine the Great: not only did he lose his eldest son (at the time his only realistic heir as his other three sons were merely boys), but in the aftermath he also executed his wife Fausta for what he thought to be her leading role in a grand deception. But if we dig deeper into the historical record, another possibility for Crispus’ execution emerges. In 326 Constantine was at, or was approaching, his 20th anniversary, depending on whether he counted 306 or 307 as his starting point as Augustus. There is reason to believe that, like Diocletian, Constantine had promised to abdicate after two decades of rule. His natural heir would have been Crispus, a popular young man approaching 30 years old and of proven ability. Some historians believe Constantine may have allowed the trial and execution of Crispus out of a desire – actual or subliminal – to remove him from contention for the throne. After all, his other sons were only 10 years old or younger, and if they were the only options as a replacement, Constantine would have to rule for at least another decade. Though the truth may never be known, it seems hard to believe that Crispus would have tried to seduce his stepmother, who was at least ten years his senior and was his father’s wife. Indeed, the seduction story reads more like a fictional, revisionist account, and the truth may lie in the more practical explanation. The golden statue mentioned in the previous note could apply to a guilty conscience equally well under either circumstance.
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