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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Head of Emperor Constantine
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Head of Emperor Constantine

AAT Object Form/Functionportraits
AAT Object Form/Functionsculpture (visual works)
CultureRoman
Periodreign of Constantine I
Date307-337 CE
MediumIvory
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions2 1/2 x 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 in. (6.3 x 4.2 x 4.2 cm)
Object number2018.010.132
ProvenanceEx coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Coin: Obverse: Head of Constantine Wearing a Laurel Wreath [CONSTANTINUS AUG(ustus)], Reverse: Camp Gate Surmounted by Two Turrets [PROVIDENTIAE AUG(ustorum)G (duo)] (to the Foresight of the Two Augusti)
317-330 CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Coin: Obverse: Head of Constantine Wearing a Laurel Wreath [CONSTANTINUS AUG(ustus)], Reverse: Camp Gate Surmounted by Two Turrets [PROVIDENTIAE AUG(ustorum)G (duo)] (to the Foresight of the Two Augusti)
317-330 CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Coin of Constantine The Great (Obverse: Portrait of Constantinius Wearing a Wreath [CONSTANTINUS AUG(ustus)] (Constantinus Augustus), Reverse: Wreath [D(omini) N(ostri) CONSTANTINI MAX(imi) AUG(usti)] (Of our Lord Contantinus the Greatest Augustus))
324 CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Coin of Constantine The Great (Obverse: Portrait of Constantinus Wearing a Wreath [CONSTANTINUS AUG(ustus)] (Constantinus Augustus), Reverse: Wreath [D(omini) N(ostri) CONSTANTINI MAX(imi) AUG(usti)] (Of our Lord Constantinus the Greatest Augustus))
324-326 CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Coin of Constantine The Great (Obverse: Portrait of Constantinius Wearing a Wreath [CONSTANTINUS AUG(ustus)] (Constantinus Augustus), Reverse: Wreath [D(omini) N(ostri) CONSTANTINI MAX(imi) AUG(usti)] (Of our Lord Constantinus the Greatest Augustus))
324-326 CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Coin of Constantine The Great (Obverse: Portrait of Constantinus Wearing a Wreath [CONSTANTINUS AUG(ustus)] (Constantinus Augustus), Reverse: Wreath [D(omini) N(ostri) CONSTANTINI MAX(imi) AUG(usti)] (Of our Lord Constantinus the Greatest Augustus))
324-326 CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Coin of Constantine The Great (Obverse: Portrait of Constantinius Wearing a Wreath, Reverse: Wreath)
307-337 CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Coin of Constantine The Great (Obverse: Portrait of Constantinus Wearing a Wreath [CONSTANTINUS AUG(ustus)] (Constantinus Augustus), Reverse: Wreath [D(omini) N(ostri) CONSTANTINI MAX(imi) AUG(usti)] (Of our Lord Constantinus the Greatest Augustus))
324-326
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Coin of Constantine The Great (Obverse: Portrait of Constantinus Wearing a Wreath [CONSTANTINUS AUG(ustus)] (Constantinus Augustus), Reverse: Wreath [D(omini) N(ostri) CONSTANTINI MAX(imi) AUG(usti)] (Of our Lord Constantinus the Greatest Augustus))
324-326 CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Coin of Constantine The Great (Obverse: Portrait of Constantinus Wearing a Wreath [CONSTANTINUS AUG(ustus)] (Constantinus Augustus), Reverse: Wreath [D(omini) N(ostri) CONSTANTINI MAX(imi) AUG(usti)] (Of our Lord Constantinus the Greatest Augustus))
324-326 CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Coin of Constantine The Great (Obverse: Portrait of Constantinus Wearing a Wreath [CONSTANTINUS AUG(ustus)] (Constantinus Augustus), Reverse: Wreath [D(omini) N(ostri) CONSTANTINI MAX(imi) AUG(usti)] (Of our Lord Constantinus the Greatest Augustus))
324-326 CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Coin of Constantine The Great (Obverse: Portrait of Constantinus Wearing a Wreath [CONSTANTINUS AUG(ustus)] (Constantinus Augustus), Reverse: Wreath [D(omini) N(ostri) CONSTANTINI MAX(imi) AUG(usti)] (Of our Lord Constantinus the Greatest Augustus))
324-326 CE