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<p>[QUOTE="ancient coin hunter, post: 2868922, member: 87200"]<b>Flavius Dalmatius</b> (died 337), also known as <b>Dalmatius Caesar</b> (his name is often spelled <b>Delmatius</b> on contemporary coins), was a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar_(title)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar_(title)" rel="nofollow">Caesar</a> (335–337) of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire" rel="nofollow">Roman Empire</a>, and member of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantinian_dynasty" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantinian_dynasty" rel="nofollow">Constantinian dynasty</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dalmatius was the nephew of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_I" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_I" rel="nofollow">Constantine I</a>. His father, also named <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavius_Dalmatius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavius_Dalmatius" rel="nofollow">Flavius Dalmatius</a>, was the half-brother of Constantine and served as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_censor" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_censor" rel="nofollow">censor</a>. Dalmatius and his brother <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibalianus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibalianus" rel="nofollow">Hannibalianus</a> were educated at Tolosa (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toulouse" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toulouse" rel="nofollow">Toulouse</a>) by rhetor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exuperius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exuperius" rel="nofollow">Exuperius</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Impero_Romano_da_maggio_a_settembre_337.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Impero_Romano_da_maggio_a_settembre_337.png" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Impero_Romano_da_maggio_a_settembre_337.png/220px-Impero_Romano_da_maggio_a_settembre_337.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p>Division of the Roman Empire among the Caesars appointed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_I" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_I" rel="nofollow">Constantine I</a>: from west to east, the territories of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_II_(emperor)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_II_(emperor)" rel="nofollow">Constantine II</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constans_I" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constans_I" rel="nofollow">Constans I</a>, Dalmatius and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantius_II" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantius_II" rel="nofollow">Constantius II</a>. After the death of Constantine I (May 337), this was the formal division of the Empire, until Dalmatius was killed and his territory divided between Constans and Constantius.</p><p>On 18 September 335, he was raised to the rank of Caesar, with the control of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thracia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thracia" rel="nofollow">Thracia</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achaea_(Roman_province)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achaea_(Roman_province)" rel="nofollow">Achaea</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia_(Roman_province)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia_(Roman_province)" rel="nofollow">Macedonia</a>. Dalmatius died in late summer 337, killed by his own soldiers. It is possible that his death was related to the purge that hit the imperial family at the death of Constantine, and organized by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantius_II" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantius_II" rel="nofollow">Constantius II</a> with the aim of removing any possible claimant to imperial power other than the sons of the late emperor.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is from [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER] 's auction of last week and received in the mail today. From what I can discern, the issues of Delmatius are fairly scarce. A search on vcoins shows vastly different prices based on condition, with the nice ones demanding a pretty penny. As the coin has a dark patina, my usual photo set-up wasn't bright enough and I ended up taking the shots outside in the sunshine. </p><p><br /></p><p>Type: AE 17 mm 1.8 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: FL DELMATIVS NOB CAES</p><p>Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: GLOR-IA EXCERC-ITVS</p><p>Two soldiers standing facing one another, each holding spear</p><p>signum between</p><p><br /></p><p>Mintmark: SMN zeta, Nicomedia</p><p><br /></p><p>Reference: RIC VII 204 </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]685076[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]685078[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Feel free to post your coins of Delmatius here![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ancient coin hunter, post: 2868922, member: 87200"][B]Flavius Dalmatius[/B] (died 337), also known as [B]Dalmatius Caesar[/B] (his name is often spelled [B]Delmatius[/B] on contemporary coins), was a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar_(title)']Caesar[/URL] (335–337) of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire']Roman Empire[/URL], and member of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantinian_dynasty']Constantinian dynasty[/URL]. Dalmatius was the nephew of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_I']Constantine I[/URL]. His father, also named [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavius_Dalmatius']Flavius Dalmatius[/URL], was the half-brother of Constantine and served as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_censor']censor[/URL]. Dalmatius and his brother [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibalianus']Hannibalianus[/URL] were educated at Tolosa ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toulouse']Toulouse[/URL]) by rhetor [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exuperius']Exuperius[/URL]. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Impero_Romano_da_maggio_a_settembre_337.png'][IMG]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Impero_Romano_da_maggio_a_settembre_337.png/220px-Impero_Romano_da_maggio_a_settembre_337.png[/IMG][/URL] Division of the Roman Empire among the Caesars appointed by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_I']Constantine I[/URL]: from west to east, the territories of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_II_(emperor)']Constantine II[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constans_I']Constans I[/URL], Dalmatius and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantius_II']Constantius II[/URL]. After the death of Constantine I (May 337), this was the formal division of the Empire, until Dalmatius was killed and his territory divided between Constans and Constantius. On 18 September 335, he was raised to the rank of Caesar, with the control of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thracia']Thracia[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achaea_(Roman_province)']Achaea[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia_(Roman_province)']Macedonia[/URL]. Dalmatius died in late summer 337, killed by his own soldiers. It is possible that his death was related to the purge that hit the imperial family at the death of Constantine, and organized by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantius_II']Constantius II[/URL] with the aim of removing any possible claimant to imperial power other than the sons of the late emperor. This coin is from [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER] 's auction of last week and received in the mail today. From what I can discern, the issues of Delmatius are fairly scarce. A search on vcoins shows vastly different prices based on condition, with the nice ones demanding a pretty penny. As the coin has a dark patina, my usual photo set-up wasn't bright enough and I ended up taking the shots outside in the sunshine. Type: AE 17 mm 1.8 grams Obverse: FL DELMATIVS NOB CAES Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right Reverse: GLOR-IA EXCERC-ITVS Two soldiers standing facing one another, each holding spear signum between Mintmark: SMN zeta, Nicomedia Reference: RIC VII 204 [ATTACH=full]685076[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]685078[/ATTACH] Feel free to post your coins of Delmatius here![/QUOTE]
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