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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ancientnoob, post: 1686809, member: 44140&quot;]The Constantine I &quot;High Five&quot; bronze reduced follis- often referred to as the &quot;MANVS DEI&quot; the Hand of God. Although this coin is not rare and not valuable, it is a &#039;must have&#039; for any collector of Ancients. The posthumous Constantine commemorative was minted between 337-340 AD, by the sons of Constantine the Great. Many of you might be familiar with Constantine I, as the first Christian Emperor. Before the battle of the Milvian Bridge, he is said to have seen the Angel Gabriel in the sky, the angel told him that if he carried the sign of the &quot;Chi-Rho&quot; (the cross) then his victory and legacy would be assured. That very day he order his soldiers to apply the Chi-Rho to their shields, in order to assure victory. </p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine was successful and won a decisive victory. He later converted to christianity and brought the whole of the empire under this homogamy. He went on to become one of the most famous rulers that ever lived. He was loved and admired in life and in death, his descendants carried many variations of his name. The city of Istanbul in modern Turkey was founded by the this emperor on the site of old Byzantium. The city would later bear his name - Constantinople. </p><p><br /></p><p>The coin minted after his death-</p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse depicts the Emperor in a burial shroud and on the reverse the Emperor driving an ascending (Heaven Bound) quadriga to the Judeo-Christian God&#039;s waiting hand. The coin also represents the first Judeo-Christian imagery on a coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here I include the seller&#039;s photo and description....</p><p><br /></p><p>[TABLE]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD=&quot;class: descr&quot;][ATTACH]253916.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>DV CONSTANTINVS PT AVGG, Veiled bust of Constantine right / Emperor in quadriga right, hand of god reaches him from above, star above, SMANA in exergue. 15mm, 1.72 grams. Antioch mint, RIC 37, minted 337-340 AD. Superb condition, rare this nice![/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[/TABLE][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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