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Attribution: RIC VI 291 Lugdunum S
Secondary Attribution: Failmezger 73 CI
Date: 308-309 AD
Obverse: IMP CONSTANTINVS PF AVG, Laureate cuirassed bust right
Reverse: GENIO POP ROM, Genius standing left sacrificing from patera over altar and holding cornucopia, modius on head, PLC in ex., C I H S in fields.
Size: 28.38 mm
Weight: 7 grams
Rarity:  6
Description: A historical bronze dating to marriage of Constantine to Fausta. The CI in the left field stands for Constantine Imperator and declares his new title along with his new father in law. The horizontal HS stands for Heraclius Senior giving honor to his new father in law. The coin is a clear commemoration of Constantines new position in the tetrarchy and his new wife and her family. From the Swiss collection 2000
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