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Ancient Rome 317-326 AD Crispus Bronze Coin
Ancient Rome 317-326 AD Crispus Bronze Coin
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Ancient Rome 317-326 AD Crispus Bronze Coin
When Constantine the Great died, he was succeeded by three sons: Constantine II, Constans, and Constantius II. Constantine had, however, had a fourth son: Crispus, the eldest. Crispus was appointed to be his illustrious father's junior co-emperor when he was just seventeen, and he proved a talented general. In 326, however, he was suddenly arrested, stripped of his office, and put to death. The charge was treason and adultery with his own stepmother -- but accusations of incestuous sexual crimes were common between Roman political enemies, and so whether this was true or some sort of conspiratorial plot is hotly debated. Crispus' execution shocked the empire, and after his death, he was subjected to damnatio memoriae -- his literal erasure from official records.
The Constantinian dynasty was a messy bunch, with enough backstabbing drama between them to populate several seasons of prestige TV. Own a piece of it with this bronze coin, featuring the effigy of Crispus -- Constantine's forgotten son -- on the obverse.
When Constantine the Great died, he was succeeded by three sons: Constantine II, Constans, and Constantius II. Constantine had, however, had a fourth son: Crispus, the eldest. Crispus was appointed to be his illustrious father's junior co-emperor when he was just seventeen, and he proved a talented general. In 326, however, he was suddenly arrested, stripped of his office, and put to death. The charge was treason and adultery with his own stepmother -- but accusations of incestuous sexual crimes were common between Roman political enemies, and so whether this was true or some sort of conspiratorial plot is hotly debated. Crispus' execution shocked the empire, and after his death, he was subjected to damnatio memoriae -- his literal erasure from official records.
The Constantinian dynasty was a messy bunch, with enough backstabbing drama between them to populate several seasons of prestige TV. Own a piece of it with this bronze coin, featuring the effigy of Crispus -- Constantine's forgotten son -- on the obverse.
