Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.39 g, 6h). Nicomedia mint. Struck AD 330. CONSTANTI NVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / PIETAS AVGVSTI NOSTRI, Constantine I, in military dress, standing left, holding scepter in left hand, extending right hand to assist turreted female kneeling right, presented by soldier resting right hand on female and holding shield in left hand; to right, Victory standing left, crowning Constantine with palm frond; SMN. RIC VII 162; Alföldi 297; Depeyrot 41/1 var. (break in obv. legend); Biaggi 1983; Mazzini 393. Traces of deposits on obverse. EF. Rare.
From the Provence Collection.