Reverse: The emperor Constantine or Mars-Virtus, with spear and thunderbol...
Obverse: Head of Constantine
| Collection: | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| Context: | Siscia |
| Material: | Silver |
| Denomination: | Medallion |
| Issuing Authority: | Constantine I |
| Actual Weight: | 17.76 g. |
| Die Axis: | 6 |
| Date: | exact 326 AD - exact 327 AD |
| Dimensions: | 36.5 mm. |
| Period: | Constantinian |
Obverse Type: Within a dotted circle, Constantine or Mars-Virtus, in full military costume, advances in 3/4-view to the right, holding a trophy over his left shoulder and a spear in his right hand. He places his left foot in back of a seated barbarian, in eastern dress, with a pointed hat.
Donor: Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Zoë Wilbour
Commentary: Imperial silver medallion with traces of gilding
Sources Used: RIC