Follis (Large size)

Constantine I
Roman Imperial
Lugdunum
Gaul
Roman Empire

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Bronze

Overall: 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm)

Weight: 8 g

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of W. Clark Harrington, Class of 1928

165.24.29953

Geography

Place Made: France, Europe

Period

1-500

Object Name

Coin

Research Area

Numismatics: Greek and Roman

Not on view

Inscriptions

Obverse Inscription: FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NC. Constantine bust, Laureate, cuirassed facing right Reverse Inscription: GENIO POP-VLI ROMANI. (Laureate? Mural crown?) figure standing front, facing left. Drapery around midsection draped over left arm. Right forearm extended holding patera over altar. Mint Mark: N to right of figure. PLC in exergue

Provenance

William Clark Harrington (1905-2007), Class of 1928; Brookfield, Connecticut; given to present collection, 1965.

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