Description: Constantine I (307 - 337 AD). AE4, Lugdunum mint, posthumous issue 337-340 AD. DIVO CONSTANTINO P; veiled head of Constantine I right / AETERNA PIETAS; emperor in military dress, standing right, holding spear and globe.

Diameter: AE15 mm

Weight: 1,64 g

Grade: aVF/gF

Attribution: RIC VIII 2 Lyon

Commentary: rare; dark grey patina with contrasting deposits, small flan outbreak

History: After his death in 337 AD, Constantine I was proclaimed divus by the senate, which was more understood as "a dweller in heaven" than as a god and contrary to popular belief, Constantine was not the last emperor to be proclaimed divus - that title goes to Libius Severus (465 AD) in the West and Anastasius (518 AD) in the East.

Article Number: 043-11-01-41652