coin
Constantine I
Roman Imperial
Lugdunum
Gaul
Roman Empire
320
Bronze
Overall: 13/16 in. (20 mm)
Weight: 2.3 g
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of W. Clark Harrington, Class of 1928
165.24.29961
Geography
Place Made: France, Europe
Period
1-500
Object Name
Coin
Research Area
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Inscriptions
Obverse: Inscrip: CONSTAN-TINVS AVG. Constantine, bust, helmeted, cuirassed, facing right Reverse: Inscrip: VIRTVS--EXERCIT. Standard with banner on top. VOT X X inscribed in banner, fringes on bottom. Standard is flanked by two seated captives facing right and left respectively. Mint Mark: A to left of standard. S to right of Standard. PLC 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
History 44.02, Arts of Power, from Augustus to the Sun King, M. Cecilia Gaposchkin, Spring 2023
Religion 30.01, Sacred Cities, Christopher MacEvitt, Winter 2024
Religion 30.01, Sacred Cities, Christopher MacEvitt, Winter 2024
Provenance
William Clark Harrington (1905-2007), Class of 1928; Brookfield, Connecticut; given to present collection, 1965.
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