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A bronze coin of Constantine the Great with a reverse showing Mars, the god of war, with shield and spear Coin Type: Bronze follis of Constantine the Great, Caesar 293-306 CE, Augustus 306-337 CE
Mint and Date: Treveri, officina 1, 317 CE
Size and Weight: 18mm x 20mm, 3.4g
Obverse: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right seen from in front.
IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG
Reverse: Mars, helmeted, in military dress, standing half right, head r, reversed spear in r hand, l hand resting on ornate curved shield.
MARTI CON - SERVATORI
Field Marks: T in l. field, F in r. field.
Exergue: ATR
Ref: RIC VII Trier 110
Provenance: Beast Coins (Vcoins), March 2007
BW Ref: 042 031 106
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