ROMAN EMPIRE - NOVEL Constantine I (307-337). Medallion of 1 solidus 1/2 (festaureus) ND (325), Nicomedia. Av. D N CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG. Laureate bust, draped and cuirassed right. Rv. EQVIS ROMANVS. Rider on horseback right, saluting with right hand; in exergue (workshop). RIC.100 - Gnecchi 9 - Alföldi 105 - Bastien, Donativa, p.79 note 1 and pl.4, 16 ; Gold - 6,67 g - 22,6 mm - 12 h From the sale MDC 4, 15 November 2018, n° 133. NGC Ch XF 5/5 2/5 Edge marks. Brushed. Scratches (8217889-001). Barely indented blank with small marks. Slight scratch on the right side and small handling marks. Very rare. TTB to Superb. On the reverse, the rider is not the Emperor but rather a personification of Roman chivalry (ordo equester), one of the pillars of Roman tradition. This 1 1/2 solidi medallion was found in major collections such as that of Hirsch and Trau.