Idea Virtus na monetach cesarza Konstantyna Wielkiego. Typy VIRTVS MILITVM, VIRTVS EXERCITVS, VIRTVS EXERCITVS GALL, VIRTVS PERP AVG i VIRT CONSTANTINI AVG

The first years of Constantine’s reign in Britain and Gaul were largely a con-tinuation of the mode of government established by Emperor Diocletian. The son of Constantius I had to ensure that his person was accepted in the Roman provinces where his father ruled. Therefore, it was a priority for Constantine to build lasting ties with the soldiers and civilian inhabitants of the land over which he had succeeded in taking power since 306 A.D. An important role in the process of his propaganda self-creation – in its initial phase at least – would be played by the issuance of coins that featured Virtus. The intention of the author of this text, in relation to the title problem, is therefore to show the context of the creation and practical use of the minted at Constantine’s initiative of his first mint issues, on which this ancient Roman military idea was immortalized.