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Certified Choice VF Ancient Roman Coinage of Constantius II
ROMAN EMPIRE
CONSTANTIUS II
337- 361 AD
as Augustus
AE4 / BI Nummus. c. 1.80gm 15mm Siscia Mint, Struck c. 347 AD.
SCARCE
Obverse: ONSTANTIVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust seen frontally with head right.
Reverse: VICTORIA AVGG, Victory advancing to left, head to right, holding wreath in each hand; Christogram ☧ in right field; *ASIS* in exergue. In 312 A.D. On the eve of the decisive battle of the Milvian bridge,
Constantine was visited by an Angel while he slept which showed him a
Christogram (the first two letters of "Christ" in Greek - Chi, Rho) and
spoke "IN HOC SIGNO VICTOR ERIS, meaning in Latin `In this sign, you
will be the victor.` He ordered the sign of Christ on his legions
standards and shields. He won a great victory and later became the first
Christian Roman Emperor.
Ref. RIC VIII 180; LRBC 788. Rated Scarce in RIC.
Condition: NGC Graded Ch VF (Choice Very Fine), Olive patina ~ nicer in hand!
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