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This coin was issued to commemorate the move of the capital from Rome to Constantinople.

ID#121c

MINT: UNKNOWN

OBVERSE; CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS

• Helmeted bust of Constantinopolis left, with sceptre.

REVERSE; NONE -Victory standing left on prow, holding scepter and resting on grounded shield.

Constantine I 307-337 AD

One of the great Roman emperors, Constantine rose to power when his father Constantius Chlorus died in the year 306 while campaigning against Scottish tribes. He later went on to defeat the rival emperor Maxentius in the decisive battle of Milvian Bridge in 312. He is credited for several great landmarks in history and is probably best memorialized by the city that bore his name for hundreds of years: Constantinople. Although now renamed Istanbul, this city was to be the seat of power for all Byzantine emperors for the next 1100 years. Constantine is also remembered as the first Roman emperor who embraced Christianity and instituted the buildings and papal dynasty that eventually grew into what is today the Vatican and the Pope.

The latter part of his life saw his commitment to the church rise in step with the increasing repression against old-school paganism. He left behind several sons who would, after his death, turn on each other and generally undo much of the stability that Constantine had fought so hard to bring about.

The coin will be shipped out from Auckland inside a 2x2 coin flip with information insert.

The shipping is $2.60 for this auction to anywhere in New Zealand.

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