Late Roman Bronze Coins

Coin talk => COTD => Topic started by: Victor on June 26, 2012, 11:23:51 AM

Title: Constantine GE with Chi-Rho
Post by: Victor on June 26, 2012, 11:23:51 AM

Constantine I
A.D. 336
15mm 1.5gm
CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG rosette-diadem, draped, cuirassed
GLORIA EXERCITVS [The glory of the army] Two soldiers helmeted, stg. facing one another, reversed spear in outer hands, inner hands on shields resting on the ground; between them one standard inscribed with a Chi-Rho.
 in ex. PCONST
RIC VII Arles 394

 
This is one of the few coins with a Chi-Rho actually issued during the life of Constantine. On E-Bay, you see a lot of the Siscia ones issued by Constantine II misattributed as Constantine I. These Siscia GE with a Chi-Rho are definitely Constantine II as there are not any coins for him as Caesar, meaning Constantine is dead and Constantine II has been promoted to an Augusti, along with his brothers, who are all represented in this issue as Augusti also.

Title: Re: Constantine GE with Chi-Rho
Post by: Victor on June 28, 2012, 05:31:44 PM

i just got another one.

Title: Re: Constantine GE with Chi-Rho
Post by: echizento on November 16, 2012, 08:52:16 PM

You don't see these very often.

Title: Re: Constantine GE with Chi-Rho
Post by: Victor on November 16, 2012, 09:42:53 PM

Quote from: echizento on November 16, 2012, 08:52:16 PM

You don't see these very often.

More often than not, you see examples of Constantine II soldiers and standard from Siscia with the Chi-Rho described as Constantine I.

I am sure that there are a few collections that have this type mistakenly attributed. Below is an example of a Constantine II coin.