Constantine I; AE3 Ticinum; Victories with shield on altar
Description:
Constantine I (307 - 337 AD). AE3 Ticinum mint 318-319 AD. IMP CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG; laureate, helmeted and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP; two Victories standing facing, together holding shield inscribed VOT PR in two lines on altar embossed with cross; ST in ex
Diameter:
AE17 mm
Weight:
2,94 g
Grade:
VF/VF
Attribution:
RIC 86
Commentary:
good details, silver-greyish patina
History:
In 318 AD minting of coins with Sol Invictus stopped and the Christian iconography started to appear on Constantine's coinage.
Article Number:
026-04-02-44365