We’ll start with issues of Constantine’s parents, Constantius I ‘Chlorus’ and Helena. Even so, he’s best known as Rome’s first imperial advocate of Christianity, and was largely responsible for Christianity’s replacement of the traditional Greco-Roman paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire. Many of these coins were struck with pagan iconography, just before his conversion to Christianity. Not only was he an emperor in the Roman world for three decades, but he was a remarkable military commander who never lost a battle. Ancient Roman Coins of Constantine I the Great for Sale Roman Emperor Constantine the Great, 307-337 AD First Christian Emperor of Rome The first Christian Roman emperor, Constantine converted late into his reign. Shown below is a selection of coins which fits that description.Ĭonstantine is one of the most important figures in world history. So long as these Constantinian coins are of base metal or billon (a low-grade silver), the cost of such a collection can be quite low, even when acquiring highly attractive examples. Constantine is responsible for the gradual removal of pagan images from coins, although the coins which personified the values he wanted people to relate to his. Constantine is most famous for his conversion to Christianity after the battle of the Milvian Bridge where he defeated emperor Maxentius. Bronze 19mm (3.24 grams) Sirmium mint 324-325 A.D. AD to 337 AD) Follis ou nummus 317 CONSTANTINE I THE GREAT Rome 317 (20mm, 3,71g. ![]() ![]() That scenario, however, often recurs in the coinage of the Roman Empire, and it is perhaps best represented than by the coinage of the emperor Constantine I ‘the Great’ (A.D. CONSTANTINE I the GREAT RARE Ancient Roman Coin Victory Over SARMATIANS i39763. It's unusual that a historically significant and meaningful collection of objects can be formed on a budget. Our large selection of collectible coin sets, proofs, ancient and uncirculated coins is ideal for both the novice and the experienced collector.
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