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RIC VI Londinium 218

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

RIC VI Londinium 218. Denomination: AE1. Authority: Constantine I. Mint: Londinium. The obverse shows bust of Constantine I, laureate, helmeted, cuirassed, left, holding spear forward in right hand and shield on left arm, with the legend CONSTANTINVS P F AVG.

The reverse shows constantine I, draped, cuirassed, standing front, head left, holding standard in each hand, with the legend PRINCIPI - IV-VE-NTVTIS or PRINCIPI - IVV-ENTVTIS or PRINCIP-I I-VVENTVTIS or PRINCIPI I-VVENTVTIS or PRINCIPI IV-VENTVTIS or PRINCIPI IVVE-NTVTIS.

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Historical context

Constantine I, the son of the tetrarch Flavius Constantius, served under Diocletian and Galerius before being recalled to the west in AD 305 to campaign in Britannia alongside his father. Following his father's death in 306, Constantine was proclaimed augustus by his army at Eboracum (York). He ruled as Roman emperor from 306 to 337, eventually becoming sole ruler after civil wars against Maxentius and Licinius.

Struck at the Londinium mint, this bronze AE1 coin carries obverse titulature naming him "CONSTANTINVS P F AVG". The coin displays martial iconography associated with his leadership, showing Constantine holding a spear and shield on the obverse, and standing in military attire holding standards on the reverse with the legend "PRINCIPI - IV-VE-NTVTIS".

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Denomination
AE1

Technical characteristics

Mint
Londinium
Authority
Constantine I

Design

Obverse
Bust of Constantine I, laureate, helmeted, cuirassed, left, holding spear forward in right hand and shield on left arm
Reverse
Constantine I, draped, cuirassed, standing front, head left, holding standard in each hand
Obverse legend
CONSTANTINVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
PRINCIPI - IV-VE-NTVTIS or PRINCIPI - IVV-ENTVTIS or PRINCIP-I I-VVENTVTIS or PRINCIPI I-VVENTVTIS or PRINCIPI IV-VENTVTIS or PRINCIPI IVVE-NTVTIS

Identification

Type reference
RIC VI Londinium 218
Denomination and metal
AE1, Bronze
Obverse legend to match
CONSTANTINVS P F AVG
Reverse legend to match
PRINCIPI - IV-VE-NTVTIS or PRINCIPI - IVV-ENTVTIS or PRINCIP-I I-VVENTVTIS or PRINCIPI I-VVENTVTIS or PRINCIPI IV-VENTVTIS or PRINCIPI IVVE-NTVTIS
Source note
Type description from the American Numismatic Society's Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE); individual specimens differ in die, flan size, weight and wear, and legend breaks may vary.

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Varieties

  • RIC VI Londinium 215

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

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