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[Search Our Collection] ROMAN EMPIRE: Constantine I. AD 307-337. Trier mint,
extremely rare.
[R2743]
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ROMAN EMPIRE: Constantine I (AD 307-337). AV medallion of 1
1/2 solidi (6.57 gm). Trier, summer AD 310. IMP CONSTANTINVS
Metal P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Constantine
Price right, seen from behind / PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS, Constantine
Items Added in armor standing right, holding transverse spear and globe,
PTR in exergue. RIC 802; Cohen 409. Very rare. Nearly
extremely fine
PRICE: $22,500
This impressive medallion exemplifies the return to
realistic portraiture that began at western mints during the
reign of Constantius I. Although in lower relief, the
radiate bust of Constantine is very much in the style of
Trajan’s coinage of 200 years before. Even the standing
figure of Constantine on the reverse is carefully and
realistically proportioned. The occasion for issue is
somewhat problematic as the reverse makes reference only to
Constantine’s role as “Prince of Youth,” a title he had
claimed since his elevation to the rank of Caesar in 306.
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