Detail View: The AMICA Library: Reverse: Constantine on Horseback
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AMICA ID:
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AIC_.1922.4903
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AMICA Library Year:
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1999
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Southern European; Roman
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Roman Republic and Empire
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Roman
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Title:
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Coin Showing Emperor Constantine the Great
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Title Type:
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preferred
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Title:
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Coin: Constantinus
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Title Type:
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alternate
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Title:
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Reverse: Constantine on Horseback
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Title Type:
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alternate
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View:
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Verso
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Creation Date:
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Reign of Constantine, Roman Empire, A.D. 324-25
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Creation Start Date:
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307
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Creation End Date:
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337
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Materials and Techniques:
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Gold solidus
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Classification Term:
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Coin
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Subject Description:
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The portrait of Constantine on the obverse of this coin is among the last in the history of Roman coinage, for increasingly the emphasis lay not on the individual person of the emperor but on the office. Constantine's luminous eyes in this coin portrait were said by his contemporaries to reflect his divine inspiration.
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Creation Place:
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...,Turkey,Mediterranean Region,Isparta province,Antioch
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Dimensions:
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Diameter: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Art Institute of Chicago
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Owner Location:
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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ID Number:
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1922.4903
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Credit Line:
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Martin A. Ryerson
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Inscriptions:
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Obverse: CONSTANTINUS PF AVG (Constantine P[ius] F[elix] AUG[ustus]; 'Constantine, Dutiful and Fortunate August One')Reverse: ADVENTUS AUGUSTI N (ADVENTUS AUGUSTI N[OSTRI]: 'The Coming of our Lord [Constantine]')
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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AIC_.D12731.TIF
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