A Review of Common Late Roman Coin Types
as commonly found in A.C.E. uncleaned coin lots
#6 Constantine I Death Commemoratives
Again, the story on these was told on the page that brought you here so we will skip to the examples:
DV CONSTANTINVS PT AVGG
Divus Constantinus Pater Augustorum
Divine Constantine Father of the Augusti
The head covering of the deceased Emperor causes many people to misread these portraits as feminine.
These two portraits provide a good example of the variations in style seen from the different mints that struck similar coins. As you prefer, you may look at this difference as 'refined' versus 'crude' or as a sign of different artistic schools that existed in different parts of the Empire.
CONS - - - - - - VN - MR / SMALA Constantinopolis (some will also have a shop numeral) - - - - - - Venerandae Memoriae / Sacra Moneta Alexandria (numeral A= workshop 1)
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