Roger Uselton Collection of Ancient and Biblical Coins
Coin Detail
- Uselton Catalog #: 26
- Class: Roman Imperatorial & Imperial
- Ruling Authority: Constantine I (306-337 A.D.)
- Date Struck: 326-328 A.D.
- Type: Bronze AE3
- Size: 18.54 mm.
- Weight: 3.32 g.
- Die Axis: 180°
- Obverse: CONSTAN-TINVS AVG, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right.
- Reverse: PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG, campgate with two turrets & one star, dot right.
- Exergue: SMTSA
- References: RIC VII Thessalonica 153.
- Original #: 24
The reverse means "foresight of the augusti." Some have argued that the "turrets" at the top of the reverse structure are signal fires.