Preview
Creation Date
317–318
Geography
Minted in Thessaloniki, Greece
Culture
Roman
Medium
Copper
Dimensions
20 mm 0.13 oz. (3.66 g)
Credit Line
Gift of Brad Hostetler, 2022
Accession Number
2022.6
Condition
As of 9/30/2024: The coin is in very good condition, with the inscriptions on both sides fully legible There is some slight blurring of the letters struck on the bottom edge of the reverse.
Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings
obverse: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG reverse: IONI CONS ERVATO RI
References
Bruun, Patrick M. 1966. The Roman Imperial Coinage Vol. VII: Constantine and Licinius, A.D. 313-337. London: Spink and Sons, no. 19, p.501
Description
The obverse of this follis depicts a right-facing bust of Constantine I wearing a laurel wreath. A Latin inscription encircles him. The reverse of this follis depicts a full-length standing figure of Jupiter facing left. Jupiter wears a chlamys draped over his left shoulder and leans on a scepter on his left side. In his right hand, Jupiter holds a globe with a figure of Victory upon it. To the left of Jupiter there is an eagle with a wreath. A Latin inscription encircles Jupiter. Sonia Suben 2025