Description
Constantine I (306 – 337 AD). AE3 Londinium mint 320-321 AD. CONSTANTINVS AVG; Helmeted cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS EXERCIT; two captives seated at base of labarum inscribed VOT XX; PLN in ex.
Constantine I; AE3 London; captives at labarum
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Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE18 |
| Weight [g]: | 2,42 |
| Grade: | VF/aVF |
| Attribution: | RIC VII 191 |
| Commentary: | dark grey-brown patina, good details |
Historical Context
London's basilica built in the late 1st and expanded in the early 2nd century AD was largel than St. Paul's Cathedral and was destroyed around 300 AD by Romans as a punishment for the city's support of the rebellious Carausius.
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