I have been trying to hunt down the correct attribution to this one and am having a heck of a time. I Think that it is Heraclea Ric Vlll And that is just by the portrait. The reverse is too weak and doesn't have the MM. Any Ideas? Commemorative issue of Constantine The Great. 347 to 340. Obv. Veiled Constantine to the right, Rev. Constantine riding a Quadriga reaching for the "Hand of God" Commemorating Constantine's conversion to Christianity and giving the people of the Roman Empire religious freedom!
The conversion of Constantine actually curtailed religious freedom as there was only one religion that was favored and he began passing regulations against the other religions. During the pagan period, you could worship however or whoever, as long as you respected the Imperial rules-- like the deity of the Emperor; which was a tough pill for some to swallow. Sorry, but I can't make out the mintmark
Ok, I'm really using my imagination here, but... Could it possibly be CONS for Constantinople? Forgive my rough image. Hey, I am no authority on anything, just thought I could see the top of 2 rounded letters and maybe the top of an N? And that would only work with CON... Hey, it's good for a laugh anyway.
