Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Alex's Coin


Constantine
AE4 17mm, 3.37g
Obv. CONSTANS FL IVL Constans Nob C
King (front)
Rx. Providtial Caess to the foresight of our Caesars
Castle (back)
6 tiers, 2 turrets, star above
Mint of Constantinople
Sear Number S-3961

Constantine- was known as Constantine the Great, he was the Roman Emperor from 306 AD. He is the first Christian Roman emperor, and was a religious tolerant emperor throughout his rein in Rome. In addition, Constantine also transformed a Greek colony of Byzantium into a new power of Constantinople, which is the capital of the Empire of Byzantine for over thousands of years.

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