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Medallion with bust of Constantine II, struck under Constantine I
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 327–333
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 33 mm. Weight: 21.76 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number60.43
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medallions
Catalogue Raisonné
Roman Medallions (MFA, 1962, 1975), no. 091.
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Constantine II to right.
CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC
Reverse: Galley to right, with five rowers. On the stern, decorated with acrostolium, the emperor seated right; on prow, Victoria to right, with trophy and wreath. Behind emperor, three military standards.
V IC TORIA A V G
CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC
Reverse: Galley to right, with five rowers. On the stern, decorated with acrostolium, the emperor seated right; on prow, Victoria to right, with trophy and wreath. Behind emperor, three military standards.
V IC TORIA A V G
ProvenanceBy date unknown: G. Mazzini Collection (M. Ratto, ed., Monete Imperiali Romane, vol. 5, 1958, p. 137, pl. 37); by 1959: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (Münzen und Medaillen auction 19, June 5-6, 1959, lot 265); February 11, 1960: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen for $ 325.00