Constantine I; AE Follis, Rome; Sol with whip
120,00 €
Description
Constantine I (307 – 337 AD). AE Follis, Rome mint 317 AD. IMP CONSTANTINVS PF AVG; laurate, draped and cuirassed bust right / CLARITAS REIPVBLICAE; Sol advancing left, chlamys flying out behind, holding whip and raising right hand, A in left field; RT in ex.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE21 |
| Weight [g]: | 3,64 |
| Grade: | aVF/gF |
| Attribution: | RIC VII 80 |
| Commentary: | extremely rare; dark patina with contrasting light deposits, reverse slightly off center |
Historical Context
Even years after his vision before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge the coinage of Constantine featured extensively the Sol Invictus - probably the deity Constantine first intended to built his monotheistic imperial religion upon.
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