Overweight Solidus or Medallion Issued by Constantine I

Composite photograph of the gold medallion, showing both obverse and reverse.

Overweight Solidus or Medallion Issued by Constantine I

Description:
Obverse: Bust of Constantine. Reverse: Constantine I Holding a Globe and Scepter.
Medium:
Gold
Dimensions:
Diam. 2 cm
Context:
Minted in Nicomedia
Date:
325 CE
Inventory Number:
Beistegui 184 (Nicomédie: 5,65)
Lender:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
© BnF

The obverse legend, in Latin, reads:

D N CONSTANTINVS AVG

Translation: Our Lord Constantinus Augustus.

The reverse legend, in Latin, reads:

SENATVS

Translation: The Senate.