Commemorative Series. AD 330-354. Æ Follis (14mm, 1.03 g, 12h). Special issue for the dedication of the newly expanded city of Constantinople. Constantinople mint, 5th officina. Struck under Constantine I, AD 330. Near VF.

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Lot: 631. Estimated: $ 150

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Sold For $ 200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Commemorative Series. AD 330-354. Æ Follis (14mm, 1.03 g, 12h). Special issue for the dedication of the newly expanded city of Constantinople. Constantinople mint, 5th officina. Struck under Constantine I, AD 330. POP ROMANVS, laureate and draped bust of Genius of the Roman People left, cornucopia over shoulder / Milvian Bridge with tower at each end over flowing water of the Tiber River; CONS/ Є above bridge. RIC VIII 21; LRBC 1066; Vagi 3043. Dark green patina, some roughness, cleaning scratches. Near VF.

Ex Beast Coins, inventory Z4104; Elsen 85 (10 September 2005), lot 398.

The reverse depicts the famed Milvian Bridge which carried the Via Flaminia over the Tiber, outside Rome, where Maxentius made his stand against Constantine’s forces in October of AD 312. Tradition holds that it was prior to this battle that Constantine had a vision that would lead to both his victory over Maxentius and his conversion to Christianity.

Closing Date and Time: 18 October 2023 at 13:30:00 ET.

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