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RIC VII Rome 279

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RIC VII Rome 279, Roman Medallion, Bronze, struck at Rome, 326–326 AD. Obverse: bust of constantine i, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: constantine i, lower part of body draped, seated left on couch with cuirass behind, holding sceptre in left hand and offering globe with phoenix to caesar, standing before him, holding trophy across left shoulder; at feet of emperor, crouching panther. Weight about 26.4 g, diameter 37.5 mm.
mint Rome weight 26.36g (1)
ruler Constantine I diameter ⌀37.5 (1)
denomination Roman Medallion axis (0)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Constantine I, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right

CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG
reverse

Constantine I, lower part of body draped, seated left on couch with cuirass behind, holding sceptre in left hand and offering globe with phoenix to Caesar, standing before him, holding trophy across left shoulder; at feet of emperor, crouching panther

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specimens (1)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 26.36g ⌀37.5

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RIC VII Rome 279 (ric.7.rom.279), 326–326 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-vii-rome-279/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA