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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Victor_Clark, post: 8473169, member: 10613&quot;]My two favorite Constantine coins from the Lugdunum (modern Lyon, France) mint. This mint was named after the Celtic sun-god, Lug or Lugh.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1500791[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">Constantine demonstrating imperatorial gestus</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine I</p><p>A.D. 316</p><p>19x20mm 3.4gm</p><p>CONSTANTINVS AVG; bust left, laureate, cuirassed and raising right hand.</p><p>SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI; Sol rad., raising r. hand, globe in l.; stg. l., chlamys across l. shoulder. A/S across fields.</p><p>in ex. PLG</p><p>RIC VII Lyons --; Bastien 605</p><p><br /></p><p>not in RIC for the L2 l. bust, it should be listed after Lyons 61. It is, however, in Bastien, with one example noted.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1500792[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine I with wolf and twins on shield</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine I</p><p>A.D. 315</p><p>21x22mm 3.1g</p><p>IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG; cuirassed bust left wearing laureate helmet with wreath on side; shield with wolf and twins on left, Victory on globe in right, presenting wreath to Constantine.</p><p>SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI; Sol stg. left, raising r. hand, globe in l.; chlamys across l. shoulder; across fields T/F.</p><p>in ex. PLG</p><p>RIC VII Lyons 22; Bastien 553[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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