Latin II Sydney Gemes
6.4.09 Coin Project
The coin I examined was made of Bronze and has a diameter of 1.5 cm. It is classified as “Two soldiers with Standard(s)”, which is the reverse depiction. The obverse depiction is facing right, neck up, and the laureate is draped. There are also inscriptions, the obverse is CONSTANTIS- SPF AVG, showing the coin was issued for Constantine I and Constantine II. The reverse is GIORIA EXERCITVS meaning “Glory of the Army.” The exergue markings are rSIS and it was issued in the 330’s.
Constantine:
Caesar Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus, or Constantine I or Constantine the Great, was the Roman emperor from 306, and then the undisputed holder of that office from 324 until he died in 337. Constantine was the first Christian Roman emperor. While he ruled Rome he issued the Edict of Milan in 313, which granted religious toleration throughout the empire. He also transformed the ancient Greek colony of Byzantium into a new imperial residence, Constantinople, which remained the capital for over one thousand years.
6.4.09 Coin Project
The coin I examined was made of Bronze and has a diameter of 1.5 cm. It is classified as “Two soldiers with Standard(s)”, which is the reverse depiction. The obverse depiction is facing right, neck up, and the laureate is draped. There are also inscriptions, the obverse is CONSTANTIS- SPF AVG, showing the coin was issued for Constantine I and Constantine II. The reverse is GIORIA EXERCITVS meaning “Glory of the Army.” The exergue markings are rSIS and it was issued in the 330’s.
Constantine:
Caesar Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus, or Constantine I or Constantine the Great, was the Roman emperor from 306, and then the undisputed holder of that office from 324 until he died in 337. Constantine was the first Christian Roman emperor. While he ruled Rome he issued the Edict of Milan in 313, which granted religious toleration throughout the empire. He also transformed the ancient Greek colony of Byzantium into a new imperial residence, Constantinople, which remained the capital for over one thousand years.
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