CR3352: Constantine The Great Roman Coin

Ancient Rome. Constantine I “The Great”, 307-337 AD. Bronze nummus, struck 324 AD. The front depicts his rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust facing right, inscription CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG / The back shows two soldiers holding spears and shields with one Legionary standard between them, inscription GLORIA EXERCITVS around; Mintmark: SMANA = Antioch mint.

17mm, 2.69 grams. Literary/scholastic reference: RIC VII 86 for type. Beautiful natural sand patina. Ex De Pere, WI collection.

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