Constantine I. AE 3, Reduced Follis; Constantine I; 307-337 AD, Constantinople, 327 AD, Reduced Follis, 3.70g. RIC-18, officina B=2 (r1); C-319 (3 Fr.). Obv: CONSTANTI - NVS MAX AV[G] Head laureate r. Rx: LIBERT - A - S - PVBLICA Victory standing r., head l., on galley r., holding wreath in each hand, CONS in exergue, B in l. field. Ex Cederlind Sale, December 2012, lot 158. Libertas arriving by galley, bearing the wreaths of Victory, seems to refer to Constantine's naval attack on Constantinopolis, his defeat of Licinius, and his restoration of "freedom" to the people of the East.Dark brown patina. VF
Estimate: $350