Description: Constantine I (307 - 337 AD). AE4, Antioch mint 337-340 AD. DV CONSTANTINVS PT AVGG; veiled head right / Constantine veiled, to right in quadriga, the hand of God reaching down to him, SMANE in ex.

Diameter: AE16 mm

Weight: 1,46 g

Grade: gVF/gVF

Attribution: RIC VIII 37

Commentary: black patina with light contrasting deposits, well centered, sharp details

History: After his death in 337 AD, Constantine I was proclaimed divus by the senate, which was more understood as "a dweller in heaven" than as a god and contrary to popular belief, Constantine was not the last emperor to be proclaimed divus - that title goes to Libius Severus (465 AD) in the West and Anastasius (518 AD) in the East.

Article Number: 041-04-02-41652