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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jwt708, post: 2695174, member: 32619&quot;]Strange that you are so anti-Constantine. My coin collection actually spurred me to study him a bit more and wrote a couple research papers about him.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a couple coins from my collection. I want to try a new thing, and put a few words about why I wanted the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wanted one of the Constantine&#039;s coins with this very reverse from Rome because it is frequently used when discussing his conversion to Christianity and when it actually occurred. Personally, I think the coins have little to do with how he actually felt about the divine. The fact that Sol&#039;s facial features and abdominals are clear is a bonus.</p><p><img src="http://Constantine I, AD 306-337 Æ follis, 22mm, 2.9g, 12h; Rome mint, AD 314-315. Obv.: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev.: SOLI INV-I-CTO COMITI, Sol standing half left, radiate, nude but for chlamys over shoulders and left arm, raising right hand commanding the sun to rise, globe in left hand, R over X on left, F on right In Ex.: RS" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/jwt-146-constantine-i-sol.4892/full" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Constantine I, AD 306-337</p><p>Æ follis, 22mm, 2.9g, 12h; Rome mint, AD 314-315.</p><p>Obv.: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>Rev.: SOLI INV-I-CTO COMITI, Sol standing half left, radiate, nude but for chlamys over shoulders and left arm, raising right hand commanding the sun to rise, globe in left hand, R over X on left, F on right </p><p>In Ex.: RS</p><p><br /></p><p>Sadly, my coins from London are only two in number however they&#039;re both relevant here:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/jwt-157-crispus-military-garb.4980/full" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Crispus Caesar, AD 317-326</p><p>Ӕ Follis, 18m, 3.1g, 6h; London mint, AD 318</p><p>Obv.: FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES, Laureate draped cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev.: PRINCIPIA I-VVENTVTIS; Crispus standing right in military dress, holding spear and shield, crescent in left field </p><p>In Ex.: PLN</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin above was the most recent in my collection of the type. I thought the style was very nice and it fits well with my military theme collection. It was also bought as a companion to the coin below:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/jwt-85-constantine-ii-military-garb.4049/full" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Constantine II</p><p>AE Reduced follis, 18mm, 3.1g; 6h; London, 318 AD</p><p>Obv.: FL CL CONSTANTINVS IVN NC; Bust laureate, draped cuirassed, seen from back</p><p>Rev.: PRINCIPIA I-VVENTVTIS; Prince in military dress, standing right, cloak spread, leaning on reversed vertical spear, hand resting on shield; crescent right</p><p>In Ex.: PLN</p><p><br /></p><p>I liked the green, orange, and rust colors to the patina but didn&#039;t buy it because of color but because of the reverse and the seller&#039;s description:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Reverse extremely rare for Constantine II, common for Crispus. This is exactly the same way Mars is portrayed with the MARTI CONS legends, so it&#039;s obvious that the emperor is being portrayed in the guise of Mars. &quot;RIC rates this as an R4 coin, and in this case it may be accurate. I&#039;ve never seen another example, in real life, or anywhere on the internet ( [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER] ).&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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