Jane's Coin Project

315 AD
AE 18-20 mm 3.2 grams
OBV: IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINVS PF AVG (Laureated head right)
REV: IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG (Jupiter standing left holding nike on glob raised with right hand and leaning on scepter. Eagle holding wreath at feet to left, wreath over delta over N in right)
EX: ALE (Alexandria)

Jupiter:
Jupiter, or Jove is the king of the gods in Roman mythology. He is also considered the god of sky and thunder, and is often called “Iuppiter Optimus Maximus”, or “Father God the Best and Greatest”. Jupiter is the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Zeus, and is said to be the father of Mars and the grandfather of Romulus and Remus. He ruled over the laws and social order, and his wives were Juno and Minerva.

Constantinus:
Constantinus II was the pope from 708 to 715. He died on April 9, 715, and was Syrian by birth. For a year, from October 710 to 711, Constantinus traveled to Constantinople at the request of emperor Justinian II. Justinian wanted to resolve the fight between the Churches of the East and West. Shortly after Constantinus’ arrival in Rome, Justinian died. The new emperor demanded Constantinus’ support in his view that Christ had only one will. Constantinus did not agree.