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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.176.486
People
Constantius Gallus, Roman (r. 351-354)
Title
Coin (AE2) of Constantius Gallus, Nicomedia
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
351-354
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Nikomedeia (Bithynia)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/182314

Physical Descriptions

Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.43 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: D N FL CL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES
  • Reverse Inscription: FEL TEMP REPARATIO

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC VIII, 87, p. 478

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The George Davis Chase Collection of Roman Coins, Gift of George Davis Chase, Professor of Classics and Dean of Graduate Study at the University of Maine
Accession Year
1942
Object Number
1942.176.486
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Bust of emperor r.; draped, cuirassed, and bareheaded.
Reverse: Helmeted soldier to l., shield on l. arm, spearing falling horseman; shield on ground at r.

Verification Level

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