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Medallion with bust of Constans
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 337–340
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 34 mm. Weight: 24.54 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.1453
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medallions
DescriptionObverse: Diademed, draped, cuirassed (?) bust of Constans to right.
DNFLCONSTANSAVG
Reverse: Roma seated to left, on a shield, she leans on a sceptre and holds a Victory on a globe.
VRBSROMA BEATA
DNFLCONSTANSAVG
Reverse: Roma seated to left, on a shield, she leans on a sceptre and holds a Victory on a globe.
VRBSROMA BEATA
ProvenanceBy 1964: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (Münzen und Medaillen A.G. auction 28, June 19-20, 1964, lot 482); purchased by MFA at Münzen und Medaillen auction 28; accessioned September 23, 1964