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Coin of Constantine I

Roman (Artist)
326 CE (Late Antique)
bronze; struck

Obverse: Head of Constantine, laureate, right; beaded border. Reverse: Camp gate with two turrets; star above; in exergue, wreath; beaded border.
The multiple Augusti referenced in the inscription are Constantine’s three surviving sons, Constantine II, Constantius II, and Constans, all of whom assumed co-emperor status with their father in 326.

Inscription

[Inscription, Latin; obverse] CONSTANTINVS AVG(ustus) [Translation] Constantine Augustus [Inscription, Latin; reverse] PROVIDENTIAE AVGG [Augustorum]; in exergue, R(omae) S(acra Moneta) [Translation] To the forethought of the Augusti; the sacred (mint) of Rome

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.

Mrs. Richard Pleasants, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1945, by gift.

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Geographies

Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Max diam: 3/4 in. (1.86 cm); axis: 1:00

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Richard Pleasants, 1945

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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59.681

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