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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Victor_Clark, post: 8472452, member: 10613&quot;]some Constantine from Arles</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1500728[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine I</p><p>A.D. 317- 318</p><p>20x21mm 3.9g</p><p>IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; laureate and trabeated bust left, holding eagle tipped sceptre in right hand.</p><p>SOLI INVICTO COMITI; Sol rad., raising r. hand, globe in l.; stg. l., chlamys across l. shoulder; in left field C, in right S.</p><p>In ex. SARL</p><p>RIC VII Arles --</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Unlisted bust type</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1500729[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine I</p><p>A.D. 322-323</p><p>19mm 3.8g</p><p>CONSTAN-TINVS AVG; laureate and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>SARMATIA DEVICTA; Victory advancing r., holding trophy, palm branch, spurning captive std. on ground to right.</p><p>In ex. P✶AR</p><p>RIC VII Arles 258</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Sarmatia coins were issued from London, Lyon, Arles, Trier and Sirmium; but this was the only issue that was not a laureate head only.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>“When Constantine learned that the Sarmatians, who live near Lake Maeotis, had sailed across the Danube and were pillaging his territory, he led his army against them…he killed many, took more prisoners and put the rest to flight.” Zosimus 2:21</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Licinius did not accept the gold coinage on which Constantine emblazoned his victory against the Sarmatians, but melted it down and converted it to other uses, giving no answer to those who faulted him with regard to this than that he did not wish foreign affairs to have a place in domestic business.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Petrus Patricius (circa A.D. 500- 565) The Lost History of Peter the Patrician F 208[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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