Ancient Rome Constantine I Follis with Jupiter 306AD to 337AD
That's Roman emperor Constantine I (the great) Flavius Valerius Constantinus Auguste (IMP FL VAL CONSTANTINVS AVG) on the front of this billon follis (about 5 grams), with Roman god Jupiter on the back, holding Victory.
The wonderful example in our picture comes from cgb.fr in Paris, where it sold for 195 euros (about $210 US dollars) during a 2008 auction. As always, CoinQuest is grateful to cgb.fr for use of their coin photo. It's a beauty!
worn: $50 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $100
well preserved: $300
The inscription on the Jupiter side is IOVI CONSERVATORI translates as Jupiter protects our emperors.
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Coin: 19130, Genre: Ancient, Timeline: Ancient
Created (yyyymm): 201503, Last review: 201503
Appearance: Normal round coin Metallic brown Letters: Latin
Years: sort: 306, filter: 306 to 337
Image: rome_constantine_jupiter.jpg
Tags: escutcheon headed shiled god avgustus deum diety emperer avgu constantina crests conservatori braided constans constantinvs augusta imperator ervatori emperado avgvst braids imperatore crest goddess emperador insignia chevrons emporer conservat dei avgvsto romanorum septer conservatory emperor avgg constantia folis arm avgvstvs lower divine avgv shields konstantine constan constantine avg scepter ear coats avcc band constantinus gods empress roma augustus imper sceptrum romen jupiter heads avgvsti follis dom emperio braid sceptor chevron oneheaded sceptre coat deo emperator elongated victory logo septor rome deus constantius victoriae arms ears deity head roman aug emperur creast emp victories empereur elongate sheild august augustas romana impc conservation contans impz avgvsta conserva imperaior crested donstan emperuer romanorvm devm imperat imp dios godess cons empreradur shield escucheon avgvs ancient shild
