Description: Constantine I as Caesar (306 - 307 AD). AE Follis, Treveri mint 307 AD. FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB C; laureate and cuirassed bust right / MARTI PATRI PROPVGNATORI; Mars advancing right holding spear and shield, S A in fields, TRP in ex.

Diameter: AE26 mm

Weight: 5,78 g

Grade: aVF/aVF

Attribution: C 366; RIC 730

Commentary: rare; grass green patina with some deposits, good details

History: During his early years Constantine's coins still featured the old Roman gods such as Jupiter or Mars with the later transition to only depicting Sol and subsequently, after embracing Christianity, relinquishing the religious imagery with the exception of the very small, sparse, mostly randomly appearing Christian icons.

Article Number: 060-03-01-42384