The first ancient coin I ever bought with nice new images
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Roman Empire
Constantine I ‘the Great’
(Reign as 57th Emperor of the Roman Empire 309-337 AD)
(b. 272 AD, d. 337 AD)
Obverse: CONSTANTINVS AVG, Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Constantine facing right
Reverse: BEATA TRANQVILLITAS, Altar with globe atop reading VO TIS XX, three stars above, mint mark .PTRcrescent symbol
Bronze Follis
Minted in Treveri 323 AD
Translations:
CONSTANTINVS AVG=Constantine Emperor
BEATA TRANQVILLITAS=Blessed Tranquility
VOTIS XX=Vows of Twenty Years
Treveri=Trier, Germany
.PTRcrescent=First Officina in Trier
Reference:
RIC VII 389
This was the first ancient coin I decided to buy back in May of last year and I've been down the rabbit hole ever since
here are my crappy iPhone images for comparison
=Recipient of the coveted "You Suck" award 4/28/2014=
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