Roman Empire, Constantine I, Commemorative AE Follis
Roman Empire, Constantine I, Commemorative AE Follis
Struck: Arles 332-333 AD
Constantine I (306-337 AD), Constantinople Commemorative, bronze AE follis, Constantina (Arles) mint, 332-333 AD.
Obverse: CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, laureate and helmeted bust left, holding sceptre across left shoulder.
Reverse: Victory standing left on prow, holding transverse sceptre and leaning on shield, dot in wreath in the left field, PCONST in ex.
Mintmark: PCONST (Arles)
Reference: RIC VII Arles 374; Sear 16455
Article code: 13-6219
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- Roman Empire
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Constantine the Great and his sons issued a few different types of commemorative coins from 330-346. These were issued to mark the move of the Empire's capital from Rome to Constantinople (formerly Byzantium, but renamed after Constantine in 330 AD) and to re-affirm Rome as the traditional centre of the Empire. Thirteen mints produced these commemorative coins: Alexandria, Antioch, Arelate (Arles), Aquileia, Constantinople, Cyzicus, Heraclea, Lugdunum (Lyons), Nicomedia, Rome, Siscia, Thessalonica, Trier.
