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Both sides of an irregularly shaped gold coin with relief decoration on each side.　

On the side of the coin on the left is the bust of a man facing slightly right, wearing chest armor and crested helmet with a pearl headband, right arm raised behind him holding a spear, a shield on left arm. Surrounding the border, the Latin characters: F L / I V L / C O N S T A N T I V S / P E R P / A V G. The other side of the coin depicts two women sitting on thrones facing each other, the one on the right holding a staff with foot on a stand, both holding an inscribed shield between them. Surrounding the borders, the Latin characters: G L O R I A / R E I P V B L I C A E / V O T / X X X / M V L T / X X X X.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.17
People
Constantine II, Roman (r. 337-340)
Title
Solidus of Constantius II, Nicomedia
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
351-355
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Nikomedeia (Bithynia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late, to Early Byzantine
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196957

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.37 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
solidus
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: FL IVL CONSTANTIVS PERP AVG
  • Reverse Inscription: GLORIA REIPVBLICAE VOT XXX MVLT XXXX

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC VIII, p. 477, 74

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.17
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Bust of Constantius II facing, cuirassed, wearing crested helmet with pearl diadem, a spear over his shoulder and holding a shield on his left arm.
Reverse: Roma and Constantinople enthroned, between them a shield inscriber.

Verification Level

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