Item Sold At Auction #10
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Web Product ID: 2273
Estimate: $400.00
Final Sale Price: $254.10
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Denomination: Follis
Grade: VF
Reference: RIC VII 7

  Constantine II, as Caesar. 319 AD. Æ Follis (2.56 gm). Thessalonica mint.
  CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate and cuirassed bust right / VIRT EXERC, Sol, raising
  right hand and holding globe in left, standing left in center of plan of Roman camp;
  TS•B•. RIC VII 71. VF, rare. Estimate $400.

  The true meaning of this reverse type has never been fully deciphered, the latest
  theory being that the X shaped pattern represents Constantine's vision before the
  battle of the Milvian bridge. This does not seem likely since the type is known on
  coins of Licinius, a pagan, and perhaps more importantly, Constantine's enemy.


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