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RIC VI Londinium 237

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

RIC VI Londinium 237. Denomination: AE1. Authority: Constantine I. Mint: Londinium. The obverse shows bust of Constantine I, laureate, cuirassed, right, with the legend CONSTANTINVS P AVG.

The reverse shows sol, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, raising right hand and holding up globe with left hand, with the legend SOLI INV-IC-TO COMITI or SOLI INVI-C-TO COMITI or SOLI INVI-CTO COMITI or SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI.

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Historical context

Constantine I, also known as Constantine the Great, was Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337. He had journeyed to Britannia in AD 305 alongside his father, Flavius Constantius, to campaign in the province. Following his father's death in 306, Constantine was proclaimed augustus by his army at Eboracum, later securing sole rule over the Roman Empire after victorious civil wars against rival tetrarchic rulers.

This bronze AE1 issue was struck under Constantine's authority at the Londinium mint. The obverse bears his laureate and cuirassed portrait paired with the legend "CONSTANTINVS P AVG".

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Denomination
AE1

Technical characteristics

Mint
Londinium
Authority
Constantine I

Design

Obverse
Bust of Constantine I, laureate, cuirassed, right
Reverse
Sol, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, raising right hand and holding up globe with left hand
Obverse legend
CONSTANTINVS P AVG
Reverse legend
SOLI INV-IC-TO COMITI or SOLI INVI-C-TO COMITI or SOLI INVI-CTO COMITI or SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI

Identification

Type reference
RIC VI Londinium 237
Denomination and metal
AE1, Bronze
Obverse legend to match
CONSTANTINVS P AVG
Reverse legend to match
SOLI INV-IC-TO COMITI or SOLI INVI-C-TO COMITI or SOLI INVI-CTO COMITI or SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI
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 239

    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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