Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-5501
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080005501
Accession number:
Acc.895
Description:
Coin; AE; Roman. 2.90 grams, diameter 18 mm. Istanbul, Turkey. Obverse: CONSTANTINOPOLIS, female bust l.laureate, helmeted, mantled, holding scepter. Reverse: Victory standing facing l., right foot resting on the prow of a ship, holding scepter; behind, a shield; in exergue, SMALA. Remarks: "City of Constantinople, under Constantine the Great, son, or grandson.
Donor:
University of California Library
Collection place:
Constantinople (ancient city)
Production place:
Sub Mint L2, Constantinople
Culture or time period:
Diocletian and the Tetrarchy (285–313 AD)
Collector:
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Victoria (Roman diety)
Inscription:
Reverse exergue: SMALA and Obverse legend: COSTANTINOPOLIS
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
330-348 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 18 millimeters and weight 2.9 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 10 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5501, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 2.90 grams, diameter 18 mm. Istanbul, Turkey. Obverse: CONSTANTINOPOLIS, female bust l.laureate, helmeted, mantled, holding scepter. Reverse: Victory standing facing l., right foot resting on the prow of a ship, holding scepter; behind, a shield; in exergue, SMALA. Remarks: "City of Constantinople, under Constantine the Great, son, or grandson.Hearst Museum object 2 of 10 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5501, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 2.90 grams, diameter 18 mm. Istanbul, Turkey. Obverse: CONSTANTINOPOLIS, female bust l.laureate, helmeted, mantled, holding scepter. Reverse: Victory standing facing l., right foot resting on the prow of a ship, holding scepter; behind, a shield; in exergue, SMALA. Remarks: "City of Constantinople, under Constantine the Great, son, or grandson.Hearst Museum object 3 of 10 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5501, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 2.90 grams, diameter 18 mm. Istanbul, Turkey. Obverse: CONSTANTINOPOLIS, female bust l.laureate, helmeted, mantled, holding scepter. Reverse: Victory standing facing l., right foot resting on the prow of a ship, holding scepter; behind, a shield; in exergue, SMALA. Remarks: "City of Constantinople, under Constantine the Great, son, or grandson.Hearst Museum object 4 of 10 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5501, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 2.90 grams, diameter 18 mm. Istanbul, Turkey. Obverse: CONSTANTINOPOLIS, female bust l.laureate, helmeted, mantled, holding scepter. Reverse: Victory standing facing l., right foot resting on the prow of a ship, holding scepter; behind, a shield; in exergue, SMALA. Remarks: "City of Constantinople, under Constantine the Great, son, or grandson.Hearst Museum object 5 of 10 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5501, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 2.90 grams, diameter 18 mm. Istanbul, Turkey. Obverse: CONSTANTINOPOLIS, female bust l.laureate, helmeted, mantled, holding scepter. Reverse: Victory standing facing l., right foot resting on the prow of a ship, holding scepter; behind, a shield; in exergue, SMALA. Remarks: "City of Constantinople, under Constantine the Great, son, or grandson.Hearst Museum object 6 of 10 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5501, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 2.90 grams, diameter 18 mm. Istanbul, Turkey. Obverse: CONSTANTINOPOLIS, female bust l.laureate, helmeted, mantled, holding scepter. Reverse: Victory standing facing l., right foot resting on the prow of a ship, holding scepter; behind, a shield; in exergue, SMALA. Remarks: "City of Constantinople, under Constantine the Great, son, or grandson.Hearst Museum object 7 of 10 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5501, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 2.90 grams, diameter 18 mm. Istanbul, Turkey. Obverse: CONSTANTINOPOLIS, female bust l.laureate, helmeted, mantled, holding scepter. Reverse: Victory standing facing l., right foot resting on the prow of a ship, holding scepter; behind, a shield; in exergue, SMALA. Remarks: "City of Constantinople, under Constantine the Great, son, or grandson.Hearst Museum object 8 of 10 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5501, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 2.90 grams, diameter 18 mm. Istanbul, Turkey. Obverse: CONSTANTINOPOLIS, female bust l.laureate, helmeted, mantled, holding scepter. Reverse: Victory standing facing l., right foot resting on the prow of a ship, holding scepter; behind, a shield; in exergue, SMALA. Remarks: "City of Constantinople, under Constantine the Great, son, or grandson.Hearst Museum object 9 of 10 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5501, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 2.90 grams, diameter 18 mm. Istanbul, Turkey. Obverse: CONSTANTINOPOLIS, female bust l.laureate, helmeted, mantled, holding scepter. Reverse: Victory standing facing l., right foot resting on the prow of a ship, holding scepter; behind, a shield; in exergue, SMALA. Remarks: "City of Constantinople, under Constantine the Great, son, or grandson.Hearst Museum object 10 of 10 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5501, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 2.90 grams, diameter 18 mm. Istanbul, Turkey. Obverse: CONSTANTINOPOLIS, female bust l.laureate, helmeted, mantled, holding scepter. Reverse: Victory standing facing l., right foot resting on the prow of a ship, holding scepter; behind, a shield; in exergue, SMALA. Remarks: "City of Constantinople, under Constantine the Great, son, or grandson.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5501, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 2.90 grams, diameter 18 mm. Istanbul, Turkey. Obverse: CONSTANTINOPOLIS, female bust l.laureate, helmeted, mantled, holding scepter. Reverse: Victory standing facing l., right foot resting on the prow of a ship, holding scepter; behind, a shield; in exergue, SMALA. Remarks: "City of Constantinople, under Constantine the Great, son, or grandson.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-5501, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 2.90 grams, diameter 18 mm. Istanbul, Turkey. Obverse: CONSTANTINOPOLIS, female bust l.laureate, helmeted, mantled, holding scepter. Reverse: Victory standing facing l., right foot resting on the prow of a ship, holding scepter; behind, a shield; in exergue, SMALA. Remarks: "City of Constantinople, under Constantine the Great, son, or grandson.

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