Constantine I (the Great). A.D. 307-337. Æ follis. 2.8 gm. 19 mm. Dafne coinage. Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Struck A.D. 328. His rosette-diademed head right, eyes raised to God; CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG / Victory seated left on cippus, head right, holding laurel branch in right hand and palm frond in left; trophy to left, at its foot captive kneeling left, head right; CONSTANTINIANA DAFNE around, A to left, CONS in exergue. RIC VII 32. Choice Extremely Fine; well centered; green patina, nicely silvered. There is a break in the patina on Constantine's cheek. The reverse is superb, with high relief detail throughout. Rare.

Ex Harlan Berk.

The Constantine DAFNE issues were issued only for Constantine at the Constantinople mint to pay workers rebuilding Constantinople. The reverse was used for no other emperors. It may also have been a commemorative of a Constantinian camp on the bank of the Danube.