Coin Portraying Emperor Constantius II

Art Institute of Chicago

Coin Portraying Emperor Constantius II

Roman, minted in Lyons

Date
348-350
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Roman Empire
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the emperor Constantius II, facing right and wearing a diadem and a paludamentum. On the back (reverse), a soldier is shown piercing a fallen enemy with a spear. A shield is shown lying on the ground near a horse.

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Object type
AAT300037334

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