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Medallion with bust of Constantine I
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 326
Mint: Italy, Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 37.5 mm. Weight: 26.36 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1974.531
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medallions
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Constantine I, diademed, draped, cuirassed, right.
CONSTANTI NVSMAXAVG
Reverse: Emperor seated at right, staff in left hand, receiving orb surmounted by phoenix from Constantine II, who holds trophy over his left shoulder. Panther seated at his feet, facing right.
GLORIASAE CVLIVIR TVSCAESS; in ex.: PR
CONSTANTI NVSMAXAVG
Reverse: Emperor seated at right, staff in left hand, receiving orb surmounted by phoenix from Constantine II, who holds trophy over his left shoulder. Panther seated at his feet, facing right.
GLORIASAE CVLIVIR TVSCAESS; in ex.: PR
ProvenanceBy 1934: with Münzhandlung Basel (Sale 1, 1934, lot 2190); by date unknown: Alexander Magnaguti Collection; by 1951: P. and P. Santamaria auction of the Magnaguti Collection, part IV, October 23, 1951, lot 554); by 1974: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; December 11, 1974: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen A.G.