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Medallion (1 1/2 solidi) with bust of Constantine I
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 325
Mint: Nicomedia
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 24 mm. Weight: 6.72 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number60.4
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medallions
Catalogue Raisonné
Roman Medallions (MFA, 1962, 1975), no. 088.
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Constantine I right, laureate, draped, cuirassed.
DNCONSTANTINVSMAXAVG
Reverse: Emperor on horseback, walking right, and raising right hand.
EQVISROMANVS SMN (in exergue)
DNCONSTANTINVSMAXAVG
Reverse: Emperor on horseback, walking right, and raising right hand.
EQVISROMANVS SMN (in exergue)
ProvenanceBy 1960: with Leu & Co.'s Bank Ltd., 32 rue de la Gare, Zurich, Switzerland; January 14, 1960: purchased by MFA from Leu & Co.'s Bank Ltd. for $ 1,100.00