Description: Constantine I (306 - 337 AD). AE3, Constantinople mint 327-328 AD. CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG; rosette-diademed head right / GLORIA EXERCITVS; soldier standing left, looking right, holding spear and resting hand on shield, S in left field; CONS in ex.

Diameter: AE19 mm

Weight: 2.88 g

Grade: aVF/aVF

Attribution: RIC 22

Commentary: dark grey patina

History: Between 331 and 336 AD all statues in the pagan temples made of gold, silver and bronze were confiscated and most of them melted for minting coins.

Article Number: 020-01-08-44287