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Medallion (1 1/2 solidi) with bust of Constantine I
Roman
Late Imperial Period
A.D. 313–315
Mint: Treveri
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 6.73 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Gift of Michael C. Ruettgers
Accession Number2010.1007
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics
DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Constantine to right.
IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG
Reverse: Securitas standing, facing left, holding scepter in left hand presenting Victory-on-globe to Constantine, togate and radiate, crowned by Victory.
SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE
Below: Confronted lioness (?) and lion with two pellets between.
PTRE
IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG
Reverse: Securitas standing, facing left, holding scepter in left hand presenting Victory-on-globe to Constantine, togate and radiate, crowned by Victory.
SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE
Below: Confronted lioness (?) and lion with two pellets between.
PTRE
ProvenanceApril 20, 1904, sale, Brüder Egger, Vienna, lot 252. By 1913, Robert Jameson (b. 1861 – d. 1942), Paris [see note 1]. By 1979, Leo Biaggi de Blasys (b. 1906 – d. 1979), Liguria, Italy; until 2008 by descent within the family [see note 2]; October 21, 2008, Biaggi de Blasys collection sale, Numismatica Ars Classica, Zürich, lot 467, to Michael C. Ruettgers, Carlisle, MA; 2010, year-end gift of Michael C. Ruettgers to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 26, 2011)