Constantine I, 307/310-337. Follis (Silvered bronze, 20 mm, 3.42 g, 5 h), a contemporary imitation of an issue from Treveri. Irregular mint, after 324. CONSTΛNTINVS ΛVG Laureate head of Constantine I to right. Rev. SΛRMΛTIΛ OEVICTΛ / STR(crescent) Victory advancing right, holding trophy in her right hand and palm frond in her left, spurning captive seated to right. Cf. RIC 435 (for prototype). A lovely piece with a particularly charming rendering if Victory, notably her wing. Slightly rough, otherwise, good very fine.



The coin's style clearly indicates it is a contemporary 'barbarous' imitation. It imitates Treveri 435, but Constantine's bust diverges from the usual portraits, and the depiction of Victory on the reverse is highly unconventional.