Description: Constantine I (307 - 337 AD). AE Follis, Londinium mint 316 AD. IMP CONSTANTINVS AG; laureate, cuirassed bust right / SOLI INVICTO COMITI; Sol standing left, chlamys across left shoulder, holding globe and raising right hand, S-P across fields, MSL in ex.

Diameter: AE20 mm

Weight: 3 g

Grade: aVF/gF

Attribution: RIC VII London 70

Commentary: rare; brown patina with malachite deposits

History: Contrary to popular belief the first church council called by Constantine was not the famous one in Nicaea in 325 AD, but the Council of Arles in 314 AD where already three bishops from Britannia were present.

Article Number: 061-05-02-42750