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Nummus - Constantinus I DV CONSTANTINVS PT AVGG, Quadriga, Antioch
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 337-347 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain, irregular |
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Struck after Constantine I's death in May 337, this posthumous issue was part of an orchestrated consecration coinage produced under his sons. The quadriga type echoes earlier imperial apotheosis traditions — the same visual vocabulary used for Trajan, HadMarcus, and other deified emperors — but the political motive here was pointed: legitimizing the new Constantinian dynasty by publicly elevating their father to divine status. Antioch was among several eastern mints activated for this series, and RIC VIII#37 is well-documented with identifiable officina marks that allow precise attribution within the mint's output.