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Solidus with bust of Constantine I

Byzantine, Constantinople
Reign of Constantine
A.D. 330
Mint: Constantinople

Medium/Technique Gold
Dimensions Diameter: 23 mm. Weight: 4.61 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.286
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Bust of Constantine I, right, draped, diademed.
CONSTANTI NVSMAXAVG
Reverse: Victory walking left holds palm and wreath, before head, crescent.
CONSTAN TINVSAVG CONS (in exergue)
Provenance1935, anonymous gift to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 4, 1935)