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Medallion with bust of Roma, struck under Constantine I
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 327–333
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter 33.5 mm. Weight: 13.67 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1972.999
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medallions
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Roma, helmeted and cuirassed to left.
VRBS ROMA
Reverse: Emperor to right, spear in right hand, orb in left. Kneeling bound captive at left. At right, captive in pose of supplication.
VIRTV S AVG
VRBS ROMA
Reverse: Emperor to right, spear in right hand, orb in left. Kneeling bound captive at left. At right, captive in pose of supplication.
VIRTV S AVG
ProvenanceBy 1972: with David Miller, V. C. Vecchi & Sons, Church House, 23 Great Smith Street, London SW 1; purchased by MFA from David Miller, V. C. Vecchi & Sons, December 13, 1972