Art Institute of Chicago
Coin Depicting Constantinople
Roman; minted in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey)
- Date
- 330-335
- Medium
- Silver
- Culture
- Roman Empire
- Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
The front (obverse) of this coin depicts a personification of the city of Constantinople, laureate, helmeted, and facing to the left, and holding a spear. The back (reverse) depicts the goddess Victory, standing with her right foot on the prow of a ship, holding a sceptre in her right hand and resting her left on a sheild.
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- Object type
- AAT300037334
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