Constantine was proclaimed emperor by his father’s troops at York in 306, but at first he was recognised only as Caesar, a junior emperor. This coin dates from those early years, before he went on to become sole ruler and the first Christian emperor. Moneta’s scales stand for honest weight and her cornucopia for prosperity.
Castings, Coins
KM-992 Constantine as Caesar Sacra Moneta Follis
$7.00
Gold overlay casting pendant. Obverse: laureate head facing right, CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES. Reverse: a SACRA MONETA legend, with Moneta, goddess of money, standing holding scales and a cornucopia, and a star in the field. Inscriptions explained: CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES is short for ‘Constantinus Nobilissimus Caesar’, ‘Constantine, Most Noble Caesar’ (junior emperor). SACRA MON… is short for ‘Sacra Moneta’, ‘the sacred mint (money)’ of the emperors and Caesars.
