Commemorative Series. AD 330-354. Æ Follis (14mm, 7h). Special issue for the dedication of the newly expanded city of Constantinople. Constantinople mint, 11th officina. Struck under Constantine I, AD 330. In ANACS encapsulation 6097698, graded F 15.

Electronic Auction 576
Lot: 732.
Closing Date: Dec 4 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 100

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Commemorative Series. AD 330-354. Æ Follis (14mm, 7h). Special issue for the dedication of the newly expanded city of Constantinople. Constantinople mint, 11th 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/ IA above bridge. RIC VIII 21; LRBC 1066; Vagi 3043. In ANACS encapsulation 6097698, graded F 15.

From the Delaware Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 534 (15 March 2023), lot 685.

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: 4 December 2024 at 14:03:40 ET.

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