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Nummus - Constantinus I SOLI INVICTO COMITI, Arelate

Issuer Roman Imperial Mint
Year 315-316
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Value Nummus (1⁄7200)
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Obverse description Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Constantine I facing right, rendered in high relief with finely detailed layering of the paludamentum and lorica. The laureate wreath is tied with a ribbon visible behind the neck, and the emperor's strong profile conveys imperial authority characteristic of Constantinian portraiture. The encircling legend is incuse in capital Latin characters along the rim, reading clockwise from the lower left.
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Reverse description Sol Invictus, radiate and standing facing left, wearing a chlamys draped across his left shoulder, raising his right hand in salutation and holding a globe in his left hand, symbolizing his dominion over the world. The control marks S and F appear in the left and right fields respectively, serving as workshop or quality indicators. The mintmark is placed in the exergue below the ground line. The composition follows the standard Sol Invictus reverse type widely employed under Constantine I as a symbol of divine imperial favor.
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