Constantine - POP ROMANVS Milvian bridge rare (MA2325)

CONSTANTINE I 'THE GREAT', 307/10-337 AD. Commemorative Series. Half Follis. Constantinople.

Obv: POP ROMANVS.

Laureate and draped bust of the Genius Populi Romanis to left, with cornucopia over shoulder.

Rev: CONS A.

Milvian Bridge over the River Tiber.

RIC 21.

Condition: VF.

Weight: 1.08 g.

Diameter: 14.2 mm.

The reverse depicts the famed Milvian Bridge over the Tiber, where Maxentius made his stand against Constantine’s forces in October of AD 312. Tradition holds that it was prior to this battle that Constantine had a vision that would lead to both his victory over Maxentius and his conversion to Christianity.