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Delmatius
as Caesar under Constantine the Great
AD 335 - 337
AE AE 3 - Half Centenionalis
Thessalonica mint: AD 335-336
Coins Catalog ID: 3006
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Sales Description
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Obverse: FL DALMATIVS NOB C - Laureate bust right, cuirassed
Reverse: GLORIA EXERCITVS - Two soldiers standing holding spears with one standard between them.
Mint marks:
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exergue - SMTS[Delta]
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References:
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RIC, vol. VII, p. 526, 202
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Delmatius - Flavius Julius Delmatius (ca. AD 313 - 337):
Grandson of Constantius I Chlorus and Theodora;
Brother of Hanniballianus;
Brother-in-law and half-cousin of Constantina (wife of Hanniballianus and Constantius Gallus);
Nephew of Licinius I and Constantia;
Cousin of Constantius Gallus, Julian II, Licinius II and Nepotian;
Half-nephew of Constantin the Great;
Half-cousin of Crispus, Constantine II, Constantius II, Constans, and Helena the Younger (wife of Julian II),
Mints: Antioch, Aquileia, Arelate, Constantinopolis, Cyzicus, Heraclea, Lugdunum, Nicomedia, Rome, Siscia, Thessalonica, Treveri.
Biography: Delmatius was a nephew of Constantine's and got promoted to the position of a Caesar in 335. He was murdered, along with several other family members, during the massacre of relations after Constantine's death in 337.
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