CONSTANTINE The Great Item number: 2226792682 
US $25.28 
Ended: Feb-28-04

Constantine the Great for your consideration. 
This particular coin was minted in Ticinum 319-320 AD 
and survives in very fine condition with both sides 
being well struck and well centered. It features a large 
portrait of Constantine wearing a crested helmet and a 
scene of two bound captives beneath a standard 
commemorating the public vows undertaken by the emperor 
on behalf of the state. The imperial vows were held 
every five years and this coin marks the ocassion of the 
20th year. Basically the vows took the form of "If you 
do this for me, I will then do this for you". 


Obverse: Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Constantine I 
facing right... CONSTANTINVS AVG. 
Reverse: Two captives bound beneath a standard inscribed 
with... VOT XX with an eight-pointed star flanked by ... 
P T in exergue. 
Size: 19 mm ( 3/4" )
Weight: 2.4 grams
Reference: RIC 122 - Ticinum