Contorniate: Charioteer, Rev.: Horse in Profile
Contorniate: Charioteer, Rev.: Horse in Profile
Contorniate: Charioteer, Rev.: Horse in Profile
Contorniate: Charioteer, Rev.: Horse in Profile

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Contorniate: Charioteer, Rev.: Horse in Profile,

4th century

Roman
y1955-3258

Information

Title
Contorniate: Charioteer, Rev.: Horse in Profile
Dates

4th century

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
diam. 5.3 cm (2 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Object Number
y1955-3258
Inscription
In left field of obverse side: [See accession card for reproduction of inscription]; On rim: .SM.SIS.;
Period
Roman (style or period)
Type
medallions (medals), metalwork
Materials
bronze
Subject
horses, palm leaf, figures (representations), metae, chariots (ancient vehicles)

Purchased from Piero Tozzi, New York, in 1955.

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