Follis (Large size)
Constantine I
Roman Imperial
Lugdunum
Gaul
Roman Empire
307
Bronze
Overall: 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm)
Weight: 8 g
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of W. Clark Harrington, Class of 1928
165.24.29953
Geography
Place Made: France, Europe
Period
1-500
Object Name
Coin
Research Area
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Inscriptions
Obverse Inscription: FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NC. Constantine bust, Laureate, cuirassed facing right Reverse Inscription: GENIO POP-VLI ROMANI. (Laureate? Mural crown?) figure standing front, facing left. Drapery around midsection draped over left arm. Right forearm extended holding patera over altar. Mint Mark: N to right of figure. PLC in exergue
Course History
Religion 30.01, Sacred Cities, Christopher MacEvitt, Winter 2024
Religion 30.01, Sacred Cities, Christopher MacEvitt, Winter 2024
Provenance
William Clark Harrington (1905-2007), Class of 1928; Brookfield, Connecticut; given to present collection, 1965.
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