Coin Portraying Emperor Constantine I

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

307-337

Roman, minted in Trier

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the emperor Constantine I, facing right and wearing a crown of laurels.

On the back (reverse), the sun deity Sol is depicted standing, wearing a radiate crown and holding a globe in his right hand while rasing his left.

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Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Artist: Ancient Roman
Title: Coin Portraying Emperor Constantine I
Place: Roman Empire (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 307 CE–337 CE
Medium: Bronze
Inscriptions: Obverse: IMP CONSTANTIVS AVG Reverse: SOLI INVICTO COMITI
Dimensions: Diam.: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of William F. Dunham
Reference Number: 1920.2699
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William F. Dunham (1857-1936), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1920.

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