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Medallion (1 1/2 solidi) with bust of Constantine I
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 330
Mint: Nicomedia
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 26 mm. Weight: 6.61 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1993.65
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Cuirassed, draped bust of Constantine I to right, wearing rosette-diadem.
CONSTANTI NVSMAXAVG
Reverse: Emperor on horseback to left, right hand raised, preceded by Victory with wreath in right hand, branch in left, her head turned toward emperor.
ADV EN TVSAVGN in ex.: SMN
CONSTANTI NVSMAXAVG
Reverse: Emperor on horseback to left, right hand raised, preceded by Victory with wreath in right hand, branch in left, her head turned toward emperor.
ADV EN TVSAVGN in ex.: SMN
Provenance1993, sold by Dennis P. Devine, Rocky Point, NY, to the MFA . (Accession Date: February 24, 1993)