Description: Constantine I (306 - 337 AD). AE Half Follis Treveri mint 310-311 AD. CONSTANTINVS AVG; laureate and cuirassed bust right / MARTI CONSERV; Mars standing right, holding spear and shield; PTR in ex.

Diameter: AE19 mm

Weight: 2,04 g

Grade: aVF/aVF

Attribution: RIC 897

Commentary: scarce; olive green patina

History: In the early years of his reign Mars was promoted as a patron deity of Constantine and was gradually replaced by Sol Invictus in the second decade of the 4th century.

Article Number: 006-05-05-44149