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Nummus - Constantine I SOLI INVICTO COMITI, T/*-F, Arelate
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint, Arelate |
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| Year | 316 |
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| Currency | Solidus, Reform of Constantine (AD 310/324 – 395) |
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| Obverse description | Radiate laureate bust of Constantine I, draped and cuirassed, facing right and viewed from behind, rendered in the confident imperial style of the Constantinian period. The effigy displays a laurel wreath atop the emperor's head, with the paludamentum fastened at the right shoulder over the cuirass. The encircling obverse legend reads IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, identifying the emperor with his titles. The portraiture reflects the mature official image of Constantine as sole Augustus of the West, combining military and civil dignity. |
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| Reverse description | Sol Invictus, radiate, stands facing left with a chlamys draped across the left shoulder, the right hand raised in salutation and the left hand holding a globus. A star surmounted by a letter appears in the upper left field, with a corresponding control letter in the right field, both serving as workshop or issue identifiers. The exergue carries the officina letter and mintmark T/*F, denoting the mint of Arelate. The reverse legend SOLI INV-I-CTO COMITI, divided by the figure of Sol, proclaims the Sun as companion and protector of the emperor, reflecting Constantine's continued use of solar imagery in this transitional period. |
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| Mint | ARL Arelatum / Constantina, modern-day Arles, France (313-476) |
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