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Numismatics
Coin of Constantine the Great
Roman artist
Roman artist
Italy
Primary
3/4 x 13/16 in. (1.9 x 2 cm)
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overall
overall
Bronze
Bronze
307-334
307
334
1000 BCE - 500 CE, coins, Constantine the Great, portraits, Roman
Numismatics
The reverse of this coin depicts a Roman army camp gate. The inscription translates as “To the Foresight of our Emperors” in honor of Constantine’s imperial ancestors.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
Constantine is depicted as the proud ruler, with three beaded strands tied around his head, rather than with the traditional laurel wreath of the victorious warrior. The inscription gives the Roman form of his name, Constantinus, with the abbreviation AVG for Augustus, the title conferred on emperors. Constantine, the first Christian emperor, chose the city of Byzantium (now Istanbul) as his capital and dedicated it to the Virgin Mary. He rebuilt it from 325 to 330 C.E. and decorated it with famous artworks from all over his dominions.
[Gallery label text, 1995]
rectoverso, clockwise around the edge, from the lower left
1995.25
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/13/2001
95.25SL1
slide
obverse
2 x 2
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glossy
obserse
8 x 10
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glossy
reverse
8 x 10
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negative
obverse
2 x 3
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negative
reverse
2 x 3
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95.25DI1
digital image
obverse
2 x 2
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95.25DI2
digital image
reverse
2 x 2
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95.25DI#4
digital image
reverse
12/18/2007
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95.25DI#3
digital image
obverse
12/18/2007
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