1.2.2.7.1 Constantine I

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Flavius Valerius Constantinus
Emperor 307-337

Constantine [b. ca. 285] was acclaimed Caesar on the death of Constantius in 306, and Augustus in 307. A brilliant commander and devious manipulator, he allied himself with Maxentius, whose sister Fausta he married; their father Maximian, however, then tried to seize power and had to be executed for rebellion. After Galerius died, Constantine and Maxentius went to war and Maxentius was killed in battle at the Milvian Bridge [312]. Constantine then gave his half-sister Constantia in marriage to his ally Licinius, with whom he later went to war, eventually defeating him after several conflicts [324]. Deceived the vengeful Fausta, he executed his innocent first son Crispus [326], but on learning the truth, the grieving emperor had Fausta executed. In 330 he founded a new capital, Constantinople; and while preparing to invade Persia in 337, Constantine died. In this reign Christianization of the empire began. Deified by the Senate, Constantine had the singular honor of being venerated both as a Roman god and a Christian saint.

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*R3873 3408 Constantine I: AE 3 (19 mm) $85.00** Obv. CONSTANTINVS AVG Diad.bust r. Rev. D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG Laurel wreath around VOT XX 3.14 g Sear 3873v; RIC 56 (Heraclea) EF, fully silvered	*R3874 3406 Constantine I: AE 3 (19 mm) $85.00** Obv. CONSTANTINVS AVG Diad.bust r. Rev. D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG Wreath around VOT XXX 3.43 g Sear 3874v; RIC 71 (Heraclea) EF, silvered
*R3874 3527 Constantine I: AE 3 (20 mm) $105.00** Obv. CONSTANTINVS AVG Laur. hd. r. Rev. D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG Wreath around VOT XXX 3.43 g Sear 3874v; RIC 69 (Heraclea) superb silvered & toned good EF	R3878 3520 Constantine I: AE 3 (21 mm) $95.00 Obv. CONSTANTINVS AVG Laur. hd. r. Rev. PROVIDENTIAE AVGG Camp-gate 3.82 g Sear 3878; Nikomedia, RIC 153 superb silvered and toned EF
R3878 3521 Constantine I: AE 3 (21 mm) $95.00 Obv. CONSTANTINVS AVG Laur. hd. r. Rev. PROVIDENTIAE AVGG Camp-gate 3.73 g Sear 3878; Thessalonika, RIC 153 superb silvered and toned EF	R3878 3534 Constantine I: AE 3 (20 mm) $120.00 Obv. CONSTANTINVS AVG Laur. hd. r. Rev. PROVIDENTIAE AVGG Camp-gate 3.25 g Sear 3878; Thessalonika, RIC 153 Mint State
*R3878 3522 Constantine I: AE 3 (21 mm) $95.00** Obv. CONSTANTINVS AVG Laur. hd. r. Rev. PROVIDENTIAE AVGG Camp-gate 3.29 g Sear 3878; Cyzicus, RIC 51 superb silvered and toned EF*	*R3878 3526 Constantine I: AE 3 (20 mm) $105.00** Obv. CONSTANTINVS AVG Laur. hd. r. Rev. PROVIDENTIAE AVGG Camp-gate 3.87 g Sear 3878; Cyzicus, RIC 34 superb silvered and toned good EF*
*R3878 3529 Constantine I: AE 3 (20 mm) $105.00** Obv. CONSTANTINVS AVG Laur. hd. r. Rev. PROVIDENTIAE AVGG Camp-gate 3.56 g Sear 3878; Cyzicus, RIC 58 superb silvered and toned good EF*	*R3878 3535 Constantine I: AE 3 (20 mm) $120.00** Obv. CONSTANTINVS AVG Laur. hd. r. Rev. PROVIDENTIAE AVGG Camp-gate 2.98 g Sear 3878; Cyzicus, RIC 24 nearly Mint State*
R3885 3402 Constantine I: AE 3 (19 mm) $75.00 Obv. CONSTANTINVS AVG Diad.bust r. Rev. D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG Wreath around VOT XX 3.20 g Sear 3885v; RIC 56 (Heraclea) EF, silvered