Follis
Constantine I
Roman Imperial
Treveri
Germany
Roman Empire
307-308
Silvered Bronze
Overall: 1 1/16 in. (27 mm)
Weight: 6.4 g
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of W. Clark Harrington, Class of 1928
165.24.30003
Geography
Place Made: Germany, Europe
Period
1-500
Object Name
Coin
Research Area
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Inscriptions
Obverse: Laureate and cuirassed bust of Constantine right; IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, left up, right down, inwardly Reverse: Nude helmeted Mars facing left, round shield on left arm, spear in right hand running diagonally across body; MARTI PATRI PROPVGNATORI, left up, right down, inwardly; PTR in exergue; S A flanking figure in field
Course History
CLST 1, Antiquity Today: An Introduction to Classical Studies, Paul Christesen, Winter 2014
CLST 1, Antiquity Today: An Introduction to Classical Studies, Paul Christesen, Winter 2014
Exhibition History
Representing Myth: The Classical Tradition in Western Art, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, June 11-August 17, 1995.
Provenance
William Clark Harrington (1905-2007), Class of 1928; Brookfield, Connecticut; given to present collection, 1965.
Catalogue Raisonne
RIC, Vol. VI: p. 218, no. 776
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