Struck during the reign of Constantine I, this AE follis circulated through a Roman world in the midst of profound change.
It may have passed from a soldier’s pay into a merchant’s hand, then into the daily purchases of an ordinary citizen.
As new laws, beliefs, and a new capital reshaped the empire, this bronze coin remained part of everyday exchange.
Nearly 1,700 years later, it survives as a quiet, tangible witness to one of Rome’s greatest transformations.
You will receive the exact coin pictured.
Who held this before?
Picture the Roman world caught between past and future. Legion banners snapping in the wind. Bustling cities where old temples still stand as new churches quietly appear. Everyone senses change, but no one knows where it leads.
This bronze follis once carried real meaning. It may have paid a soldier loyal to Constantine, marching through civil war with survival on his mind.
It could have bought bread for a family navigating new laws and unfamiliar beliefs. Perhaps a merchant accepted it while wondering which traditions would survive the year.
This coin passed through hands shaped by uncertainty, ambition, and hope. People living through reforms that would reshape power, faith, and identity across the empire.
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How is it possible to own something this old?
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Struck during the reign of Constantine I, this AE follis circulated through a Roman world in the midst of profound change.
It may have passed from a soldier’s pay into a merchant’s hand, then into the daily purchases of an ordinary citizen.
As new laws, beliefs, and a new capital reshaped the empire, this bronze coin remained part of everyday exchange.
Nearly 1,700 years later, it survives as a quiet, tangible witness to one of Rome’s greatest transformations.
You will receive the exact coin pictured.
Who held this before?
Picture the Roman world caught between past and future. Legion banners snapping in the wind. Bustling cities where old temples still stand as new churches quietly appear. Everyone senses change, but no one knows where it leads.
This bronze follis once carried real meaning. It may have paid a soldier loyal to Constantine, marching through civil war with survival on his mind.
It could have bought bread for a family navigating new laws and unfamiliar beliefs. Perhaps a merchant accepted it while wondering which traditions would survive the year.
This coin passed through hands shaped by uncertainty, ambition, and hope. People living through reforms that would reshape power, faith, and identity across the empire.
