Julius Caesar First Triumvir, 60-53 B.C. Dictator for Life, 44 B.C. Silver Denarius Rome mint, 44 B.C. Obv: DICT PERPETVO - CAESAR - Veiled head of Julius Caesar Rev: P SEPVLLIVS MACER - Venus holding Victory and scepter; shield at base RSC 39; S362; RRC 480/13 18 x 20mm, 3.2g. And three Constantine I ("the Great"): Lugdunum (Lyons) mint, A.D. 337-340 RIC 3 Obv: DIVO CONS-TANTINO P Rev: AETERNA PIETAS - Emperor in military dress holding globe and spear PLG in exergue; XP monogram in left field 15 mm, 1.6 g. Nicomedia mint, ca. A.D. 342 (Posthumous) RIC 45 Obv: DV CONSTANTI-NVS PT AVGG Rev: IVST - VEN MEM - Aequitas, draped, holding balance and scroll SMNΔ in exergue 15 mm, 1.2 g. Antioch mint, A.D. 347-348 (Posthumous) RIC 112 Obv: DV CONSTANTI-NVS PT AVGG Rev: VN - MR - Emperor, vieled, standing right SMANS in exergue 14 mm, 1.4 g.
Here are the first handful of veiled historical figures that came to mind . . . Laodike IV (reign of Antiochus IV): Cleopatra Thea (with Antiochus VIII): Huldu on reverse (with Aretas IV): Constantine I veiled on obv. & rev.:
Nice one, @Deacon Ray! Here's one from Nicomedia. Divus Constantine I, AD 307-337. Roman billon reduced centenionalis, 1.69 g, 13.8 mm, 11 h. Nicomedia, 4th officina, AD 347-348. Obv: DV CONSTANTI-NVS PT AVGG, veiled and draped bust, right. Rev: VN-MR either side of Constantine, veiled and togate, standing right; SMNΔ• in exergue. Refs: RIC viii p. 475, 57; LRBC I 1155; Cohen 716; RCV 17469.
Constantine I - Æ Follis Posthumous Issue (347-348 A.D.) Antioch Mint DV CONSTANTI-NVS PT AVGG. Veiled head right / Constantine in quadriga right, hand of God reaching down, star upper left; SMANS in ex. RIC VIII, Antioch 37 (1.88 g. / 15 mm)
Nice example @Deacon Ray - and great coins @gsimonel. I wasn't aware of the great variety of reverse types.
To commemorate such an important event, one would imagine that they would issue something a bit larger than these miserable little AE4ssss. But they are very elegant. Two Cyzician versions of the most common types. I do really like the slanted mintmark of the quadriga one.
