Constantine I PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS from Trier…half follis

[Victor]

this one is a little rough; but it is a rare half follis

 

Constantine I
A.D. 307
Ӕ half follis   22mm   3.9gm
FL VAL CONSTANTINVS N C; laureate and cuirassed bust right
PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS; Constantine standing facing, head left, in military garb, standard in each hand; S-A across fields.
In ex. PTR   
RIC VI Trier 743

[Severus]

I have one too. I find these fractions of Constantine as Caesar very collectible.
 

[Victor]

that is a very sharp example

[Heliodromus]

Super specimen, Severus!

Here's my set of these fractions, with a full nummus for size comparison.

[Nikko]

Super specimen, Severus!

Here's my set of these fractions, with a full nummus for size comparison.

Amazing set! First I have ever seen the GENIO fraction.

[Heliodromus]

Thanks, Nikko!

The GENIO was the hardest of these to find - mine's the only one I've ever seen for Constantine.

It's more common for Maximianus, although I don't have one.

The precise dating of these fractions is interesting. It seems that, roughly, Maximianus's title on the coins is changed from DN back to IMP at the same time that Constantine is elevated from caesar to augustus, but apparently these title changes didn't happen at the *exact* same time since we have these fractions with IMP MAX but C1 CAES. There is also a single unlisted specimen with DN MAX on Not IN RIC.