Coin 3/4
Constantine I
Roman Imperial
Antioch
Asia Minor
Roman Empire
335-337
Bronze
Diameter: 5/8 in. (15.3 mm)
Weight: 1.21 g
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Bequest of Emily Howe Hitchcock, Class of 1872HW
12.8.29187
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 Inscription: CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG. Constantine bust, draped facing right, wearing a jeweled diadem Reverse Inscription: GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS: Two soldiers flanking standard. Soldiers standing front facing standard, inner hands resting on shields, outer hands holding vertical staffs. Mint Mark: SMAN in exergue
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
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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