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A work made of bronze.

Coin Portraying Emperor Constantine I

317

Roman, minted in Aquileia

Roman Empire

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the emperor Constantine I, facing right and wearing a crown of laurels.

On the back (reverse), the sun deity Sol is depicted standing, wearing a radiate crown and holding a globe in his right hand while rasing his left.

Bronze

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium