RIC VII Rome 327
Title
RIC VII Rome 327
Date
330 CE
Description
Bust of Constantine I, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right; Two soldiers, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, standing facing each other, each holding reversed spear in outer hand and resting inner hand on shield; between them, two standards
Subject
Coin
Publisher
Bethel University Digital Library
Contributor
Haley Johnson
Coverage
POINT(1391493.634722222 5146011.678566458)
Type
Coin
Format
image/jpeg
Language
Roman
Identifier
RomancoinJohnson0201.jpg; RomancoinJohnson0202.jpg
Mint
Roma (Rome)
Denomination
AE2
AE3
Deity
None
Portrait
Constantine I
Region
Italy
Material
Bronze
Obverse Legend
CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG
Obverse Type
Bust of Constantine I, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse Legend
GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS
Reverse Type
Two soldiers, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, standing facing each other, each holding reversed spear in outer hand and resting inner hand on shield; between them, two standards
Obverse Analysis
The obverse has a bust of Constantine I with the MAX AVG that established him as the greatest of the great emperors of all of Rome. Constantine is draped with a garment that was commonly used to indicate power.
Reverse Analysis
This is one of the most common ways to depict Constantine and his coins with Glory to the army. On other coins such as this one, the soldiers are seen to be relaxing on their own swords, which was a position taken by the guard to show the powerful protective forces of the emperor.
Mintmark
-/-//RFP
