8-6522d (previous museum number (recataloged from))
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin; AE; Roman. Antioch on the Orontes, Syria. Obverse: CONSANT_ NV_XAVG Bust facing right, laureate, cuirassed. Reverse: GLOR IAEXRC _TVS SMAN_. Two soldiers with spear and shield, flanking two standards. CF American Numismatic Society coin 1944.100.11689 with inscription Obverse: CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG, Reverse: GLORIA EXERCITVS.
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Antioch on the Orontes (ancient city), ancient Syria
Verbatim coll. place:
Syria
Production place:
Antioch on the Orontes (ancient city), ancient Syria
Culture or time period:
Constantinian Dynasty (313–363 AD)
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Constantine I (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, GLORIA EXERCITVS, and SMAN[B]