Follis of Constantine I "the Great", minted around 320-324 AD.

Obverse (portrait side)

• Legend: CONSTANTINVS AVG

• Portrait: Laureate head of Constantine I, facing right. The laurel wreath and stern profile are classic for his mid-reign issues.

• Title AVG = Augustus, meaning he was senior emperor at the time.

Reverse (wreath side)

• Legend: D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG = "Our Lord Constantine, Greatest Augustus"

• Center: VOT / XX inside a laurel wreath.

○ VOT XX = "Vows for 20 years" - These were struck to celebrate Constantine’s vicennalia, the 20th anniversary of his rule.

• Exergue: RQ at the bottom. That’s the mint mark for Rome, Officina Q = 4th workshop of the Rome mint.

• Wreath details: Note the two small medallions with chi-rho-like crosses. Constantine started using Christian symbolism on coins after 312 AD.

Constantine I AE3 Follis, Rome mint, AD 321-324

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