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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.59
People
Constantius I Chlorus, Roman (r. 293-306)
Title
Follis of Constantius I, Antioch
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
304-305
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Antioch (Syria)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/31970

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
8.71 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
follis
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES
  • Reverse Inscription: GENIO POP-VLI ROMANI

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC VI, P. 621, 59a

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Cornelius C. Vermeule, III
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
2005.59
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Constantius I, r., laureate.
Rev.: Youthful male Genius of the Roman People standing nude to front, head to l., making a libation from patera in r. hand, and holding cornucopiae on l. shoulder, with garment draped over l. elbow.

Verification Level

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