Follis (Coin) Portraying Emperor Constantine II as Caesar
Ancient Egyptian
333–335
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 1.8 cm (3/4 in.)
- Genre
- coin
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
silverportraitcoininorganic materialmanancient artnonferrous metalgreco-roman (egyptian)metal
About
The front of this coin portrays the emperor Constantine II, facing right wearing a crown of laurels and a type of breastplate called a cuirass.On the back, two soldiers are depicted frontally, standing between two vertical standards with their heads facing center.
