About This Artwork
Coin Showing Constantine I, A.D. 324-325
Gold solidus
Diam. 1.9 cm; 4.49 g
Obverse: around, CONSTANTINVS PF AVG
(Constantinus P[ius] F[elix] Aug[ustus]; "Constantine, Dutiful and Fortunate August One"
Reverse: Constantine on horseback; Around, ADVENTVS AVGVSTI N (Adventus Augusti N[ostri]; "The coming of our lord [Constantine]")
Gift of Martin A. Ryerson, 1922.4903
Asian and Ancient Art
Not on Display
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Exhibition History
The Art Institute of Chicago, Ancient Art Galleries, Gallery #155, 1994 - 1998.
"Coin Production in the Ancient Mediterranean World", Gallery # 155, 1994-1997