
Constantine I, AE3 Follis, Heraclea mint, 4th officina, struck 324–325 AD.
Lot 441 · Consigned by Classiccoins.inc
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Description
Legend: CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG
• Translation: "Constantinus Maximus Augustus" — Constantine the Greatest, Emperor.
• Bust: Diademed, draped, cuirassed, facing right. The diadem style puts this after ∼324 AD when he adopted it instead of the laurel wreath.
Reverse: wreath side
• Legend: D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG
• Translation: "Dominus Noster Constantini Maximus Augustus" — "Our Lord Constantine the Greatest Augustus."
• Center: VOT / XX inside laurel wreath. VOTIS XX = vows undertaken for 20 years of rule. Issued ∼324–326 AD for his 20th year as Caesar/Augustus.
• Exergue at bottom: SMHT
Mint & dating
SMHT = Sacra Moneta Heraclea T = Heraclea mint, 4th officina. Heraclea was in Thrace, modern-day Turkey.
Reference: RIC VII Heraclea 60. RIC = Roman Imperial Coinage, the standard catalog.