70,00 €
Constantine I (306-337 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, PT in ex.
| Diameter [mm]: | AE17 |
| Weight [g]: | 3,60 |
| Grade: | aVF/aVF |
| Attribution: | RIC 87 |
| Commentary: | rare with the cross; dark patina, nice details, minor encrustations |
There's still some debate going on if the first crosses on Constantinian coinage were only ornamental, but the timing and location on the flan seems to prove their religious meaning.
