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Medallion with bust of Constantius II

Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 354–361
Mint: Rome

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 33 mm. Weight: 15.04 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number69.5
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsMedallions

DescriptionObverse: Diademed, draped, cuirassed bust of Constantius II to right.
DNCONSTAN TIVSPFAVG.
Reverse: Nike stands, head left, wreath in right hand, palm in left. VICTORIA AVGVSTI
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Walter Niggeler Collection; by 1967: with Bank Leu & Co. AG, Bahnhofstrasse 32, Zurich, Switzerland and Münzen und Medaillen AG, Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (auction of the Niggeler Collection, part 3, Malzgasse 25, Basel, November 2-3, 1967, lot 1528); by 1968: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 (Hesperia Art Bulletin 44, no. 60); purchased by MFA from Hesperia Art, January 8, 1969