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Commemorative Series. AD 330-354. Æ (13mm, 1.11 g, 5h). Special issue for the dedication of the city of Constantinople. Constantinople mint, 11th officina. Struck under Constantine I, AD 330. POP ROMANVS, laureate and draped bust of Genius left, cornucopia over shoulder / Milvian Bridge over Tiber River; CONS//IA. RIC VIII 21; LRBC 1066. VF, dark green patina, some minor deposits.
From the WRG Collection, purchased from Charles H. Wolfe, July 1985.
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.
From the WRG Collection, purchased from Charles H. Wolfe, July 1985.
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.