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Constantine I the Great (AD 307-337). AV solidus (21mm, 4.35 gm, 12h). NGC AU 5/5 - 3/5. Nicomedia, 335 AD. Head of Constantine I right, gazing upwards, wearing diadem composed of alternating rectangular plaques and laurels with forehead rosette / VICTORIA CONSTANTINI AVG, Victory seated right on cuirass and shield, inscribing VOT / XXX on shield supported by Genius; SMNP in exergue. RIC VII 177. Sharply struck and centered on bright flan with subdued luster.
Like Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar, Constantine the Great profoundly transformed the world during his 31 years of rule. By embracing Christianity, he gave the Roman world a new faith which provided the foundations for the medieval and modern worlds. By moving the capital of the Empire from Rome to Constantinople, he established the groundwork for the Byzantine millennium that followed. His abilities as a military leader and administrator solidified the fourth century Roman revival. Among his many reforms was an overhaul of Roman gold coinage, undertaken circa AD 316-317. The venerable gold aureus, which had seen its weight fluctuate wildly over the past century, was replaced by a new coin called the solidus, fixed at 1/72nd of a Roman pound.
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Estimate: 20000-25000 USD
Constantine I the Great (AD 307-337). AV solidus (21mm, 4.35 gm, 12h). NGC AU 5/5 - 3/5. Nicomedia, 335 AD. Head of Constantine I right, gazing upwards, wearing diadem composed of alternating rectangular plaques and laurels with forehead rosette / VICTORIA CONSTANTINI AVG, Victory seated right on cuirass and shield, inscribing VOT / XXX on shield supported by Genius; SMNP in exergue. RIC VII 177. Sharply struck and centered on bright flan with subdued luster.
Like Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar, Constantine the Great profoundly transformed the world during his 31 years of rule. By embracing Christianity, he gave the Roman world a new faith which provided the foundations for the medieval and modern worlds. By moving the capital of the Empire from Rome to Constantinople, he established the groundwork for the Byzantine millennium that followed. His abilities as a military leader and administrator solidified the fourth century Roman revival. Among his many reforms was an overhaul of Roman gold coinage, undertaken circa AD 316-317. The venerable gold aureus, which had seen its weight fluctuate wildly over the past century, was replaced by a new coin called the solidus, fixed at 1/72nd of a Roman pound.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-constantine-i-the-great-ad-307-337-av-solidus-21mm-435-gm-12h-ngc-au-5-5-3-5/a/3099-30134.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3099-05052022
HID02906262019
© 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 20000-25000 USD