Coin Depicting Constantinople

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

330-335

Roman; minted in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey)

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts a personification of the city of Constantinople, laureate, helmeted, and facing to the left, and holding a spear. The back (reverse) depicts the goddess Victory, standing with her right foot on the prow of a ship, holding a sceptre in her right hand and resting her left on a sheild.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Culture: Ancient Roman
Title: Coin Depicting Constantinople
Place: Roman Empire (Minted in)
Date: 330 CE–335 CE
Medium: Silver
Inscriptions: Obverse: CONSTANTINOPOLIS Reverse: TRTS (?)
Dimensions: Diam.: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of William F. Dunham
Reference Number: 1920.2741
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William F. Dunham (1857-1936), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1920.

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