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Follis with bust of Constantine I
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 313–315
Mint: Arles
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 2.91 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
The Sidney A. and Ellen M. Wien Collection—Given in their memory by Claire W. and Richard P. Morse
Accession Number2004.1342
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Constantine I to right.
IMPCONSTANTINVSPFAVG
Reverse: Mars, standing to right, holding shield resting on ground, reversed spear in right hand.
MARTICON SERVATORI in exergue: PARL
IMPCONSTANTINVSPFAVG
Reverse: Mars, standing to right, holding shield resting on ground, reversed spear in right hand.
MARTICON SERVATORI in exergue: PARL
ProvenanceCollected by Sidney A. Wien (1902-1962), Atlanta, Georgia, between the mid-1940's and 1962; by descent to his daughter, Claire W. Morse, in 1962; to the MFA in November 2004, gift of Claire W. and Richard P. Morse.