Description: Constantine I (306 - 337 AD). AE3 posthumous issue, Nicomedia mint 347-348 AD. DV CONSTANTINVS PT AVGG; veiled bust of Constantine right / VN MR (Veneranda Memoria) to either side of Constantine, standing right, togate & veiled; SMNI• in ex.

Diameter: AE15 mm

Weight: 1,68 g

Grade: VF/VF

Attribution: RIC 57; LRBC 1155; Sear 17469

Commentary: rare; dark patina with contrasting sand deposits, good details

History: The exceptional posthumous role of Constantine in the world in the midst of transformation from pagan to Christian society, led to some remarkable practices - e.g. the Christians sacrificing at statues of the divus Constantine.

Article Number: 057-03-01-42384