Constantinian Late Roman Bronze Coinage Constantine the Great was “matched by none in grace and beauty of form, or in tallness, and so surpassing his contemporaries in personal strength that he struck terror into them.” - Eusebius. This website features the bronze coinage of Constantine the...
Constantinian Late Roman Bronze Coinage Constantine the Great was “matched by none in grace and beauty of form, or in tallness, and so surpassing his contemporaries in personal strength that he struck terror into them.” - Eusebius.This website features the bronze coinage of Constantine the Gr...
ROMAN EMPIRE:Constantine I the Great, as Augustus (AD 307-337). BI follis or nummus (24mm, 5h). NGC Choice AU, The Morris Collection. Mint:Trier, AD 310-313. Obverse: IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate, drape...
337-50 (enlarged) Obverse of Roman imperial coin of Constans, one of Constantine’s sons, shows two soldiers on either side of the labarum standard. Many of these coins, used to pay the army, praise the army. The inscription on the coin is Gloria Exercitvs, "Glory to the Army.". ...
The coins were all minted during the reign of Constantine the Great (306 to 337 C.E.). They feature portraits of the emperor and his relatives on the front.Rahel C. Ackermann Inventory of Swiss Coin Finds Findinghidden coinsfrom thelate Roman pe...
While in Rome for the next few months, he ordered the completion of a grandiose Basilica Nova that Maxentius had begun at the northeast end of the Roman Forum. It was one of the largest structures in the heart of the city, and is still impressive in ruins with a longitudinal axis of ...
to left at his feet, Tiridates III (or IV) seated left, wearing Armenian tiara. RIC -. Extremely rare and of great historical interest. A highly important piece with a Roman rendering of an Armenian king. The obverse a bit weak and with very minor weakness on the reverse, otherwise,good...
he had no sons to succeed him. In the hope of protecting the dynasty and the Empire Constantine married Zoe to a member of the nobility he chose for her, Constantine Dalassenos, who ended up being rejected before the wedding took place. Next Constantine choose Romanos Argyros, described by...
Also known as: Constantine the Great, Flavius Valerius Constantinus Written by J.F. Matthews Professor of Middle and Later Roman History, University of Oxford; Official Fellow of Queen's College, Oxford. J.F. Matthews, Donald MacGillivray Nicol ...
On the reverse of many Constantinian era coins, you may find a dot in the center. This is commonly referred to as a "centering dot". It is the consensus of most informed people that these dots were used in the manufacturing process. The authors of Late Roman Bronze Coinage believe these...