★ Scarce ★
Constantine I ‘The Great’ (307-337), AE follis, issued 315-316. Lugdunum, 3.35g, 19mm.
Obv: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; laureate, draped, & cuirassed bust right
Rev: SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI; Sol, radiate, standing left, chlamys draped across left shoulder, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand, TF in left field, * in right, PLG in ex.
RIC VII Lugdunum 33
From the Caesar_Augustus collection, acquired from Carpe Diem Numismatics 2018
Constantine looks very tired on this lovely example. Scarcer control marks. See lot 321 for a description of Constantine’s “Sol period.”