Author Topic: Constantine I GLORIA EXERCITVS from Arles with Chi-Rho on standard.  (Read 1335 times)

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Offline Victor

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Here's a nice example of this type. It has a pretty complete legend, these are usually on small flans and are very crowded.

This is one of the few coins of Constantine with clear Christian symbolism, though I believe the portrait doesn't really look a lot like he would have actually looked in 336.


Constantine I
A.D. 336
16mm   1.4gm
CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG; rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS; Two soldiers helmeted, stg. facing one another, reversed spear in outer hands, inner hands on shields resting on the ground; between them one standard inscribed with a Chi-Rho.
in ex. PCONST
RIC VII Arles 394

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Re: Constantine I GLORIA EXERCITVS from Arles with Chi-Rho on standard.
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2018, 02:11:28 PM »
Nice coin.  I lost the bid on it.  I have about ten of these but most in F condition.