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    View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |Constantinian Era| > |Commemoratives| > RL84521
People of Rome and Milvian Bridge Commemorative, 330 A.D.
|Commemoratives|, |People| |of| |Rome| |and| |Milvian| |Bridge| |Commemorative,| |330| |A.D.|, Constantine is most famous for leading the Empire to Christianity. Before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, he saw the words "In Hoc Signo Victor Eris" (By this sign you shall conquer) on the sun around a Chi Rho ligature. With the symbol of Christ on his army's shields, he was victorious.

This type was part of a special issue struck for the dedication of the new capital at Constantinople.
RL84521. Billon half centenionalis, RIC VIII Constantinople 21, LRBC I 1066, Vagi 3043, Hunter V -, F/VF, well centered, dark green patina, encrustations, flan crack, 2nd officina, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 0.934g, maximum diameter 13.9mm, die axis 0o, 330 A.D.; obverse POP ROMANVS, laureate bust of the Genius of the Roman people left, cornucopia on left shoulder; reverse the Milvian bridge over the Tiber River, CONS over B (2nd officina) above, water flowing below; from the Dr. Sam Mansourati Collection; SOLD










OBVERSE| LEGENDS|

CONSTANTINOPOLI
CONSTANTINOPOLIS
POPROMANVS
ROMA
VRBSROMA
VRBSROMABEATA

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