Constantine I, The Great             307 - 337 A.D.

 

One of the great Roman emperors, Constantine rose to power when his father Constantius Chlorus died in the year 306 while campaigning against Scottish tribes. He later went on to defeat the rival emperor Maxentius in the decisive battle of Milvian Bridge in 312. He is credited for several great landmarks in history and is probably best memorialized by the city that bore his name for hundreds of years: Constantinople. Although now renamed Istanbul, this city was to be the seat of power for all Byzantine emperors for the next 1100 years. Constantine is also remembered as the first Roman emperor who embraced Christianity and instituted the buildings and papal dynasty that eventually grew into what is today the Vatican and the Pope.

The latter part of his life saw his commitment to the church rise in step with the increasing repression against old-school paganism. He left behind several sons who would, after his death, turn on each other and generally undo much of the stability that Constantine had fought so hard to bring about.

 

 

Obv-CONSTAN - TINVSAVG Laureate head right.

Rev-PROVIDEN - TIAE AVGG Camp gate, no doors, two turrets with a star inbetween. SMTSB in Ex.

Obv-CONSTA NTINVSAVG Laureate head right.

Rev-DNCONSTANTINIMAXAVG VOT dot XX in wreath.

RIC 159

Obv-CONSTAN TINVSAVG Laureate head right.

Rev-DNCONSTANTINIMAXAVG VOT dot XX in wreath.

RIC 123

Obv-IMP C CONSTANTINVS PF AVG Laureate, draped and curassed bust right.

Rev-IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG NN Jupiter standing facing, head left, holding scepter in left hand, Victory on globe in right hand, eagle at feet with wreath in its beak.

RIC 61b

Obv-IMP CONSTAN-TINVS MAX AVG Laureate, helmeted and cuirassed bust right.

Rev-VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP Two Victories facing one another, holding a sheild inscribed VOT/PR on altar.

RIC 159

Obv-DV CONSTANTINVS PT AVGG Veiled head right.

Rev-No Reverse Legend Emperor veiled in quadriga right, horses rearing up, hand of God reaching down to him. SMH in ex.

VM 95

Obv-CONSTANTIN-VS MAX AVG Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.

Rev-GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS Two soldiers standing on either side of two standards. H SIS pellet in ex

VM 93

Obv-DV CONSTANTINVS PT AVGG Veiled head right.

Rev-VN MR Constantine veiled standing right. SMALE in ex.

VM 96

Obv-IMP C CONSTANTINVS PF AVG Laureate, draped and curassed bust right.

Rev-IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG NN Jupiter standing facing, head left, holding scepter in left hand, Victory on globe in right hand, eagle at feet with wreath in its beak. TSD in ex.

RIC 4

Obv-CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG Diademed head right.

Rev-GLORIA RO-MANORVM Roma seated left holding Victory & scepter. CONS in ex.

RIC VII 023

Obv-CONSTANTINVS AVG Helmeted bust right.

Rev-VIRTVS EXERCIT Two captives at the foot of a a standard inscribed VOT XX. B SIS * in ex. S in left field and F over H in right field.

Obv-CONSTAN TINVSAVG Laureate head right.

Rev-DN CONSTANT INI MAXAVG VOT dot XXX in wreath. SMTS in ex.

Obv-CONSTAN TINVS AVG Laureate head right.

Rev-DN CONSTANT INI MAXAVG VOT XX in wreath. TSAVI in ex.

Obv-IMP CONSTA-TINVS AVG laureate and draped bust left, holding mappa in righ hand and globe with scepter in left hand.

Rev-PROVIDEN-TIA AVGG Campgate with three turrets, no door. MHTB in ex.

RIC VII 016