Constantine the Great was the first Christian Roman emperor and founded Constantinople in AD 330. The camp-gate coins were struck in huge numbers after he became sole ruler in 324. The gate stands for the security of the empire under the emperors’ ‘providence’.
Castings, Coins, KM
KM-108 Constantine the Great Camp Gate Follis
$5.25
Gold overlay casting pendant. Obverse: laureate head of Constantine facing right, CONSTANTINVS AVG. Reverse: PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, a camp gate with turrets and a star above, mint mark below. Inscriptions explained: CONSTANTINVS AVG means ‘Constantine Augustus’ (Emperor Constantine). PROVIDENTIAE AVGG means ‘to the foresight of the emperors’ (AVGG, with the doubled G, means two or more emperors).
