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Roman emperors portrayed sol invictus on their official coinage, with a wide range of legends, only a few of which incorporated the epithet invictus, such as the legend ''soli invicto comiti'', claiming the "Unconquered Sun" as a companion to the Emperor, used with particular frequency by Emperor [[Constantine I]]. Statuettes of Sol Invictus, carried by the standard-bearers, appear in three places in reliefs on the Arch of Constantine. Constantine's official coinage continues to bear images of Sol until 325/326. A solidus of Constantine as well as a gold medallion from his reign depict the Emperor's bust in profile twinned (jugate) with Sol Invictus, with the legend invictus constantinus