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A bronze follis of Constantine the Great with a reverse showing Sol holding Victory Coin Type: Bronze follis of Constantine the Great, Caesar 293-306 CE, Augustus 306-337 CE
Mint and Date: Rome, officina 1, 316 CE
Size and Weight: 18mm, 3.7g
Obverse: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right seen from in front.
IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG
Reverse: Sol standing facing, head left, left hand holding victory set on a globe at shoulder level behind, right hand raised with open palm.
SOLI IN - V - ICT COM D N
Field Marks: Star in l. field, crescent in r. field.
Exergue: R P
Ref: RIC VII Rome 49 var (reverse legend break)
Provenance: Ancient Coins Canada (Vcoins), February 2007
BW Ref: 038 031 103
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