Five Roman Gold Medallions Or Multiple Solidi of the Late Empire
Five Roman Gold Medallions Or Multiple Solidi of the Late Empire
Agnes Baldwin Brett
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Obv. IMP. CONSTANTINVS P. F. AVG. Imp{erator) Constantinus p{ius) f{elix) Aug{ustus), "The Emperor Constantine, reverent, fortunate, Augustus. " Bust of the Emperor, Constantine the Great, to the right, with radiate diadem, cuirass and military cloak : border of dots. Rev. Avgg. Gloria Aug{ustorum) duorum gloria, "The glory of the two Emperors. " A fortified gateway of the city of Treves with one entrance ; above the closed entrance to the gateway is a statue probably representing Con- stantine..., standing to the left in military dress and cloak, with right hand up- raised, holding scepter in his left ; in the distance one sees the walls of the city and the tops of three towers or gates. On either side of the gateway are seated Binio, with walls of Trfcves AND MONOGRAPHS 38 ROMAN GOLD two captives to right and to left in an attitude of distress. The figure on the right wears a Phrygian cap. Beaded lines from their necks seem to represent chains. Below the gateway is the Moselle River represented by wavy lines, which is crossed by a bridge of which two arches are visible.
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