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Source Description
Obverse: Head of Constantine, diademed, right; beaded border. Reverse: Victory, draped, seated on a pile of arms and a shield, right, inscribing a shield also supported by a nude male figure (probably a genius). This medallion of Constantine the Great (ruled 306-337) was struck at the mint of Nicomedia (now Izmit, Turkey) for the celebration of the 30th anniversary of his rule. The Latin inscription on the reverse refers to him by name: "Victorious Constantine, Augustus." Anniversaries were often marked by the issue of medallions that served as gifts from the emperor to state officials, military leaders, and others in his favor.
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Document identity
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3150
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Solidus of Constantine I
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3150
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title
Solidus of Constantine I
description
Obverse: Head of Constantine, diademed, right; beaded border. Reverse: Victory, draped, seated on a pile of arms and a shield, right, inscribing a shield also supported by a nude male figure (probably a genius). This medallion of Constantine the Great (ruled 306-337) was struck at the mint of Nicomedia (now Izmit, Turkey) for the celebration of the 30th anniversary of his rule. The Latin inscription on the reverse refers to him by name: "Victorious Constantine, Augustus." Anniversaries were often marked by the issue of medallions that served as gifts from the emperor to state officials, military leaders, and others in his favor.
provenance
Edward Gans, New York, [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1946, by purchase.
date
336-337 CE (Late Antique)
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CC0
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en
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Coins & Medals
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medallions
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3
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3
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import
dimensionsRaw
Max diam: 13/16 in. (2 cm)
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Byzantine
inscriptions
[Inscription
Latin; reverse] VICTORIA CONSTANTINI AVG(usti); VOT(a) XXX [Translation] The Victory of Constantine Augustus; vows (in honor of) thirty years (in power)
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gold
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6191
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none
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1
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photo
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6ddc632759a2b371
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photo
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photo
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