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Commemorative Series. AD 330-354. Æ (14mm, 1.22 g, 5h). Constantinople mint, 9th officina. Struck AD 330. Draped bust of Genius left, with cornucopia over shoulder / Milvian Bridge over Tiber River; CONS//Θ. RIC VIII 21. VF, brown patina, minor porosity.
The reverse depicts the famed Milvian Bridge over the Tiber, 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.
The reverse depicts the famed Milvian Bridge over the Tiber, 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.