Issued during one of the most transformative reigns in Roman history, this AE follis features Constantine I, the first Roman emperor to embrace Christianity.
These bronze coins circulated widely among soldiers, merchants, and citizens as the empire shifted politically and spiritually.
This piece once passed through everyday hands during an age of reform, consolidation, and change.
A tangible relic from the ruler who reshaped Rome and laid the foundations of the Byzantine world.
You will receive the exact coin pictured.
Who held this before?
Picture the Roman Empire standing at a crossroads. Army standards rise over crowded cities. Old temples still draw worship as new churches quietly appear. Power, faith, and identity are all in motion.
This bronze follis once mattered in that moment of change. It may have paid a soldier fighting for Constantine during brutal civil wars. It could have bought bread for a family learning to live under new laws and unfamiliar beliefs.
Perhaps a merchant accepted it while watching tradition give way to something entirely new.
Constantine the Great ruled as Rome transformed itself. This coin passed through hands shaped by loyalty, fear, and hope. People who lived through the end of the ancient Roman world without knowing what would replace it.
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Issued during one of the most transformative reigns in Roman history, this AE follis features Constantine I, the first Roman emperor to embrace Christianity.
These bronze coins circulated widely among soldiers, merchants, and citizens as the empire shifted politically and spiritually.
This piece once passed through everyday hands during an age of reform, consolidation, and change.
A tangible relic from the ruler who reshaped Rome and laid the foundations of the Byzantine world.
You will receive the exact coin pictured.
Who held this before?
Picture the Roman Empire standing at a crossroads. Army standards rise over crowded cities. Old temples still draw worship as new churches quietly appear. Power, faith, and identity are all in motion.
This bronze follis once mattered in that moment of change. It may have paid a soldier fighting for Constantine during brutal civil wars. It could have bought bread for a family learning to live under new laws and unfamiliar beliefs.
Perhaps a merchant accepted it while watching tradition give way to something entirely new.
Constantine the Great ruled as Rome transformed itself. This coin passed through hands shaped by loyalty, fear, and hope. People who lived through the end of the ancient Roman world without knowing what would replace it.
