medallion

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Object Type
Museum number: 1861,1101.5
Description: Silver medallion. (whole); Bust of emperor, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right. (obverse); Emperor standing facing, head left, holding labarum marked with christogram and globe; on his right, a captive kneeling left, looking back, hands tied behind him. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 404-408
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 12 o'clock; Weight: 12.56 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: BMCRM / Roman Medallions in the British Museum (2, p.100); RIC10 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 10: The divided empire and the fall of the western parts, AD 395-491. (1261, p.326) (type); Gnecchi 1912 Vol. I / I Medaglioni Romani: Volume Primo: Oro ed Argento (5, p.82)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; prisoner; symbol
Associated names
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1861
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1861,1101.5
C&M catalogue number: RM (BMCRM) (100) (2)
Conservation

Free entry