TYPE Roman Empire, Constantine I the Great (307-337 AD), posthumous bronze AE4, Antioch mint, struck after 337 AD
DESCRIPTION .
Obv: Veiled head of Constantine to right, Latin legend DV [CONSTAN]TINVS PT AVGG
Rev: Constantine driving quadriga into the sky, hand of God above, mintmark SMAN at bottom (image double resolution)
REFERENCE: SR 3889
GRADING: VF, glossy dark green (almost black) patina
ORDER INFO: R2178, $24
Nice example of this posthumous issue which is not scarce, but displays somewhat unusual imagery: an unfamiliar (after all the helmets and diademes) veiled Constantine, coupled with a interesting reverse that combines a classical motif - the chariot driven by four horses - with an unmistakably Christian flavor.