Constantine's Silver Medallion: Ticinum, 315
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Constantine,
Late Antiquity,
Numismatics
I was doing a search for a specific silver medallion of Constantine struck in 315 and, surprisingly to me, the third google result was apost from here from a few years ago, in which I quoted Averil Cameron as follows:
Like other Christian signs, the chi-rho emblem is in fact rare on Constantine's coins, and the early silver medallions of 315 from Ticinum (Pavia) showing the Emperor wearing a high-crested helmet with the Christogram are exceptional.
As it turns out, the medallion referred to there was the one I was looking for today, from here:
What is interesting about this one especially is the chi-rho on the helmet, and the traditional she-wolf suckling the twins in the bottom right on the shield.
1 comment:
The labarum is interesting enough, but even more curious is that he bears a striking resemblance to Sylvester Stallone...
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