Constantine—the Sun God?

Here's Constantine during his final journey to his throne on the Sun.

 

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Another amazing coin and presentation DR.



Thanks,
Jacob

 

Very, very, nice.

 

Beautiful representation Ray. I guess Constantine had himself baptized on his death bed to cover all his bases, so to speak.

 

There were two things about that coin that I thought were unusual and interesting: the little casting sprue, and the fact the weak strike on the reverse makes Constantine look like he's fading out, like a ghost.

 

Sweet coin, Deacon Ray!

I'm hoping to get one of these someday.

Erin

 

Very cool

 

CONS in exe is Constantinople rather than Antioch.

I have these from Alexandria

Constantine the Great (posthumous) - AE4
Obv:- DV CONSTANTINVS PT AVGG, veiled bust right
Rev:- Emperor, veiled, in quadriga right, the hand of God reaches down to him
Minted in Alexandria (//SMALA) 337 - April 340 A.D.
Reference RIC VIII Alexandria 12



Constantine the Great (posthumous) - AE4
Obv: DV CONSTANTINVS PT AVGG, veiled bust right
Rev: VN | MR, Emperor veiled standing right
Minted in Alexandria (//SMALD) 337 - April 340 A.D
Reference:– RIC VIII Alexandria 32

 

Tremendous presentation as usual DR


Constantine the Great, Follis No mint mark, attributed to Treveri
CONSTANTINVS PF AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right
SOLI INVICTO COMITI, radiate and draped bust of Sol right
3.63 gr
Ref : Cohen # 514, Roman coins IV # 3867



Constantine the Great, Posthumous AE3 Nicomedia mint, 2nd officina
D V CONSTANTINVS PT AVGG, veiled bust right
Anepigraph, Constantine the great in a Quadriga right, SMNS at exergue
2.19 gr
Ref : Cohen # 760, LRBC # 1132

Q

 

Happy Holidays, Erin! Great to see you posting regularly!

 

Here's mine.

 

Nice as always DR!

Mine is pretty poor, and looks more like he is giving God a high five.

 

Thanks!

I just ordered my first takeout at my apartment. Super excited.

Erin

 

When shopping for these consider if you agree with me that clear obverse legends are worth a premium. Constantine died a Christian but still was labeled DV for Divus. The other end of the legend reads PT AVGG or Pater Augustorum (father of the Emperors) which is a unique usage worth seeking out IMHO. The small flans and tiny letters make many hard to read. This is Antioch. SMANZ

 

Mine has wear, just the way I like them


And the way the light played on the reverse gives the fire look, kinda

 

That was the work of his sons, who were not Christians. We don't know much about what being a Christian meant to Constantine. Would he have approved of being deified, or would he have acquired enough humility to reject the idea? Roman emperors never seemed endowed with copious amounts of humility.

 

Very nice! I'll go ahead and pile on...


Imperial Rome
Constantine I Posthumous, (337-348)
Antioch Mint, Billon Reduced Centenionalis, 16mm x 1.2 grams
Obv.: DV CONSTANTI-NVS PT AVGG, veiled, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev.: No legend, Divus Constantine in quadriga right, star above, the hand of God reaching down to him. Mintmark: SMANΔ
Ref.: SRCV 17488

 

I'm going to need convincing on this one. The sons were raised by high level tutors who were Christian which s what caused some of the problems. Constantius II was raised Arian (or a mid-position tolerating the Arians) while Constans was Orthodox. They nearly came to blows over the question.

I always took note of the edict Constantius issued forbidding non Christians from buying Christian slave prostitutes. Slavery was OK; prostitution was OK; you just could not force a woman into the service of a pagan under such circumstances.

 

Is it just me or does Constantine look like a creepy insect on the reverse of @dougsmit 's coin?