CONSTANTINE I THE GREAT AE4______Milvian Bridge Issue_____QUADRIGA / HAND OF GOD

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18V124
FRASCATIUS ANCIENTS
A BEAUTIFUL BRONZE AE4 OF CONSTANTINE THE GREAT FROM 307 - 337 AD .
On the reverse of this coin - The right hand of God, Himself, is shown descending from heaven to welcome the great Emperor home! This is significant in that it represents the first depiction of the Christian God on a Roman coin.
THIS IS A COMMEMORATIVE COIN STRUCK RIGHT AFTER HIS DEATH
CONSTANTINE'S VICTORY AT MILVIAN BRIDGE IS CONSIDERED A TURNING POINT IN WORLD HISTORY
THE SIZE IS 14.4 MM AND 1.80 GRAMS.
Sear 3889
OBVERSE – DV CONSTANTINVS PT AVGG, veiled head of Divus Constantine I right
REVERSE – Divus Constantine I driving quadriga right, extending his hand toward the hand of God
CONSTANTINE THE GREAT
GREAT TURNING POINT IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD - A mysterious decision by Constantine in October 312 can be seen now as one of the great turning points of history. He is camped just north of Rome, about to do battle with his rival for control of the western empire. He decides that his men shall wear on their shields a Christian symbol - the monogram known as the Chi-Rho, formed from the first two Greek letters of the word Christ.
Constantine wins the battle of the Milvian Bridge. His rival dies fleeing back over the Tiber when a bridge of boats collapses. In Constantine's mind he has won this crucial engagement in alliance with the god of the Christians. The results are dramatic.
Formally acknowledged by the senate as the Augustus of the west, Constantine immediately takes steps to favor the persecuted Christians. He restores confiscated church property and offers public funds to churches in need.
Within a year or two of suffering severe persecution, the Christians suddenly find themselves a favored group within the empire. They win tax concessions, and Roman basilicas are constructed for their use as churches. There are career advantages within Constantine's administration if one is a professing Christian. Conversions follow.
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