Coin Constantinus I, Rome 327–329 A.D.
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Nummus, coin well centered, especially on the obverse; beading mainly visible on reverse. On the obverse of this coin, consular bust of Constantinus I: head with diadem composed of laurel, rosette and pearls, draped and cuirassed bust facing right. At his sides, the inscription CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG. Obverse translation “Constatine the Great August”. On the reverse is inscribed PROVIDENTIA AVGG and SMANTB in exergue (Antioch, Turkey). On the field, a camp-gate with no doors, nine stone layers, surmounted by two turrets and a star above.
Date: 327–329 AD.
Parallels: very similar example London, British Museum 1993,0402.1 (same mint), B.222, B.223, B.224, B.225; very similar example Philadelphia, Penn Museum 29-126-1235 (same exact mint), compare with 29-126-1223, 29-126-1243; Cambridge, Harvard Art Museums 1942.176.462, 1974.27.156, 1974.27.168, 1976.79.653, 1976.79.672, 1976.79.686, 1976.79.769.
Photo by Steve Morton