Constantine The Great was one of the most remarkable personalities in all history. Able soldier, brilliant statesman, charismatic leader, he defined the age in which he lived., in the imperial portrait that adorns this coin, we can detect the strength and vision that made Constantine the ruler of the Roman Empire. In a radiant silver setting, it evokes the glory and grandeur of a vanished world. To carry this token of the past is to cross the bridge of time, to excite the imagination and delight the senses.