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RIC VI Treveri 867

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

RIC VI Treveri 867. Denomination: AE2. Authority: Constantine I. Mint: Trier. The obverse shows bust of Constantine I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG. The reverse shows sol, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left (or standing front, head left), raising right hand and holding globe in left hand, with the legend SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI.

Related types with the same reverse, struck at other mints or with different marks or bust details, are consolidated here and listed under varieties: RIC VI Treveri 874.

Evidence at a glance

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2
Photograph views
6
Catalogue references
1

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Historical context

Constantine I was Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337. Proclaimed augustus by his army at Eboracum in 306 following the death of his father, Flavius Constantius, he emerged victorious from the civil wars of the Tetrarchy against Maxentius and Licinius, ultimately becoming the sole ruler of the Roman Empire by 324.

Produced at the mint of Trier, this bronze AE2 coinage features an obverse portrait of the emperor accompanied by the title "IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG". The reverse depicts the deity Sol holding a globe and raising his right hand, alongside the legend "SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI". Although Constantine eventually converted to Christianity and played a pivotal role in decriminalising Christian practice across the empire through the Edict of Milan, he lived much of his life as a pagan.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Denomination
AE2

Technical characteristics

Mint
Trier
Authority
Constantine I

Design

Obverse
Bust of Constantine I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse
Sol, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left (or standing front, head left), raising right hand and holding globe in left hand
Obverse legend
IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI

Identification

Type reference
RIC VI Treveri 867
Denomination and metal
AE2, Bronze
Obverse legend to match
IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG
Reverse legend to match
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.

Documentation checklist

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Weight
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Catalogue references

Varieties

  • RIC VI Treveri 865

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

  • RIC VI Treveri 866a

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

  • RIC VI Treveri 868

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

  • RIC VI Treveri 874

    Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.

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