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 front, head to right, holding inverted spear in his right hand and placing his left on shield set on ground; PTR in ex.

Diameter: AE17 mm

Weight: 1.94 g

Grade: aVF/aVF

Attribution: RIC 897

Commentary: scarce; green patina, some roughness

History: Mars was Constantine's patron deity in the early days of his reign - before he moved on to Sol and subsequently to the Christian god.

Article Number: 014-04-07-44287