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ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Coin of Constantine I

Possible OriginIstanbul, Turkey, Europe

CultureRoman

PeriodImperial, reign of Constantine I

Date330-335 CE

MediumCopper alloy

Credit LineGift of Mr. William Knight Zewadski

Dimensions5/8 × 5/8 in., 1/16 oz. (1.6 × 1.6 cm, 2.6 g)

Object number2013.033.002

Label TextObverse: CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, with rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Constantine I to right

Reverse: GLORIA EXERCITVS, with figures of two soldiers, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, standing facing each other, each holding reversed spear in outer hand and resting inner hand on shield; between them, two standards

Mint Mark: ...N... (otherwise illegible)

ProvenanceEx coll. William Knight Zewadski, United States.

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