★ Scarce Filius Augustorum ★

OTHER TETRARCHIC: Constantine I ‘The Great’ (307-337), as Filius Augustorum, 309-310, AE Follis. Alexandria, 1st officina, 6.77g, 24.5mm.
Obv: FL VAL CONSTANTINVS FIL AVG, laureate head right.
Rev: Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopia; K-A/P across fields, ALE in ex.
RIC 99b
From the James Pickering Collection (please see lot 122 for details).

The title “Filius Augustorum” was briefly given to Maximinus and Constantine by Galerius after the Carnuntum conference, in an effort to placate them over their demotions to to the status of Caesar. This effort failed, and both Constantine and Maximinus continued to style themselves as Augusti. Filius Augustorum issues are very scarce, those from Alexandria particularly so.