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Solidus (reverse) with Constantius II showing personifications of the cities of Rome and Constantinople
Byzantine, Rome
Reign of Constantius II
A.D. 355–357
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 22 mm. Weight: 4.48 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Edward Jackson Holmes Collection—Bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number65.270
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Frontal bust of Constantine II, head slightly left, wearing a helmet and cuirass and holding a sword or spear in right hand behind head
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS P F AVG
Reverse: Roma and Constantinopolis enthroned facing, supporting between them a shield inscribed: VOT/XXX/MVLT/XXXX;
GLORIA REI PUBLICAE in exergue: RSM
The inscription in the shield held by Roma and Constantinopolis. The XXX refers to the number of years (30) of rule of Constantius at the time of the minting
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS P F AVG
Reverse: Roma and Constantinopolis enthroned facing, supporting between them a shield inscribed: VOT/XXX/MVLT/XXXX;
GLORIA REI PUBLICAE in exergue: RSM
The inscription in the shield held by Roma and Constantinopolis. The XXX refers to the number of years (30) of rule of Constantius at the time of the minting
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Edward Jackson Holmes (1873-1950) Collection; 1932-1941 and 1949-1965: lent by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes to MFA; 1965: bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes to MFA, March 10, 1965