medallion

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Object Type
Museum number: 1867,0101.916
Description: Gold medallion. (whole); Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust left, representing Constantius II. (obverse); Constantinopolis, seated left on throne with foot on ship's prow. She is holding Victory on a globe in her right hand and a long sceptre in her left hand. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 347-355
Production place: Minted in: Antiochia ad Orontem
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 5 o'clock; Diameter: 37 millimetres; Weight: 19.58 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: BMCRM / Roman Medallions in the British Museum (3, p.90); RIC8 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 8: the family of Constantine I, AD 337-364 (69, p.517) (type); Gnecchi 1912 Vol. I / I Medaglioni Romani: Volume Primo: Oro ed Argento (22, p.31)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; allegory/personification; classical deity
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Constantius II; Representation of: Constantinopolis; Representation of: Nike/Victoria/Victory
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1867
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1867,0101.916
C&M catalogue number: RM (BMCRM) (90) (3)

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