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Constantinus I Magnus
Flavius Valerius Constantinus
(AD 272/282 - 293 (caesar) - 307 - 337)


'Victoria Laetae' Coin 4.a

Constantinus I 'Magnus'' Victoriae Laetae Principis Perpetui
Bronze Æ 4 - Æ 12 mm - 5 grams - Die Axis 12:00 - RIC VII (Trier) 216 - Struck AD 319.
1. CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG (Constantinus Maximus Augustus - C. the Greatest Augustus)
Emperor laureate and helmeted, cuirassed, facing right.
2. VICTORIAE L[AETAE P]RINC [PERP] (Victoriae Laetae Principis Perpetui - Eternal Victory for our Foremost / Leaders). Two winged victories, facing each other, altar (latin : ara) between them both holding shield above the ara with the text VOT PR.
2.b STR : S = Seconda = 2nd Officina, TR = Treveri (Trier, Germany)
Obv. : Good - Rev. : Good, needs a bit more cleaning.

Constantinus I Magnus
Flavius Valerius Constantinus
(AD 272/282 - 293 (caesar) - 307 - 337)


'Victoria Laetae' Coin 4.b

Constantinus I 'Magnus''
1. Front 2. Back
Bronze Æ 3 - Æ 17-20 mm - 4 grams - Die Axis 12:00 - RIC VII (Siscia) 59 - Struck AD 319.
1. IMP CONSTANTINVS PF AUG (Imperator Constantinvs Pius Felix (Pious and Blessed) Augustus). Emperor laureate and helmeted, cuirassed, facing right.
2. VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP (Victoriae Principis Perpetui – Eternal Victory for our Foremost / Leaders) Two winged victories, facing each other, altar (latin : ara) between them both holding shield above the ara with the text VOT PR.
2.b ‘ΔSIS•’ : Δ = Delta = 4th Officina, SIS = Siscia (Sisak, Croatia), Dot is a possible makers mark.