Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (18.5mm, 3.82 g, 8h). Siscia mint, 2nd officina. Struck AD 317. EF.

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Roman Imperial, Bronze

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Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (18.5mm, 3.82 g, 8h). Siscia mint, 2nd officina. Struck AD 317. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Sol standing left, raising hand and holding globe; *|–//BSIS. RIC VII 32; Dow, ACTTB p. 283 (this coin). Dark brown surfaces, underlying silvering. EF. R4 in RIC VII. Struck from detailed dies. Attractive.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection. Ex Jürgen K. Schmidt Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 60, 22 May 2002), lot 1906 (part of).

The present coin is published in Joseph A. Dow, Ancient Coins Through the Bible (Mustang, OK: Tate, 2011), in the chapter Christianity under Constantine the Great (AD 306-337). This auction is our final offering of coins from the Dow Collection.

Closing Date and Time: 7 October 2026 at 14:58:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.