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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.79.674
People
Constantine I, Roman (r. 307 - 337 CE)
Title
Follis of Constantine I, Antioch
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
335
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Antioch (Syria)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/183230

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.36 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
follis
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG
  • Reverse Inscription: GLORIA EXERCITVS

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC VII, p. 693, 86

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.79.674
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: laureate bust of Constantine to r. wearing cuirass and pa
ludamentum CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG
Rev.: two soldiers standing, facing each other with shield and spear; between them two standards. GLOR-IA EXERCITVS

Verification Level

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