Coin

Constantine II
Roman Imperial
Antioch
Asia Minor
Roman Empire

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335-337

Bronze

Weight: 1.4 g

Diameter: 5/8 in. (16 mm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Bequest of Emily Howe Hitchcock, Class of 1872HW

12.8.29156

Geography

Place Made: Eastern Mediterranean, Syria, West Asia, Asia

Period

1-500

Object Name

Coin

Research Area

Numismatics: Greek and Roman

Not on view

Inscriptions

Obverse: Laureate, cuirassed bust right Reverse: Two soldiers standing, between them one standard

Course History

CLST 11.2, From Emperors as gods to God as Emperor: The Last Two Centuries of Rome, Robert Stewart, Roger Ulrich, Winter 2014

Greek 1.01, Introductory Greek, Alexandra Schultz, Winter 2024

Published References

AE 4; RIC 109; Scarce

Provenance

Collected by Hiram Hitchcock (1832-1900, Class of 1872H), Hanover, New Hampshire, date unknown; bequeathed to his second wife, Emily Howe Hitchcock (1852-1912), Hanover, New Hampshire, 1900; bequeathed to present collection, 1912.

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