Constantine I; imitative of AE3; Victories with shield on altar
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Description
Constantine I (307 – 337 AD). AE3 Imitative. Laureate, helmeted and cuirassed bust right; blundered legends / Two victories standing facing one another, holding shield with Chi-Rho (?) on altar; blundered legends.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE16 |
| Weight [g]: | 1,94 |
| Grade: | F/gF |
| Attribution: | cf. RIC VII 53 |
| Commentary: | dark grey patina |
Historical Context
The use of Christian symbols on imitative coins from the first half of the 4th century shows us how the iconography of the new religion had been spreading in the far corners of the empire and beyond.
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