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title: Gold Coin Pendant of Constantine
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5756/gold-coin-pendant-of-constantine/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Gold Coin Pendant of Constantine
_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5756.jpg)
## Image Caption
[Gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) pendant set with a [coin](https://www.worldhistory.org/coinage/) of [Constantine the Great](https://www.worldhistory.org/Constantine_I/), c 320s CE.
The British Museum, London.
The pendant is made in a pierced metalwork technique popular in fine jewellery of the time. The obverse of the coin depicts a bust of [Constantine I](https://www.worldhistory.org/Constantine_I/), who looks to the left. The [Roman emperor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Emperor/) wears a radiate diadem and cuirass as well as paludamentum. His right hand is upraised. Latin inscriptions can be seen around the bust of the emperor. Each angle of the hexagon was decorated with busts (male and female) in high relief. At the left lower corner of the hexagon, a bust of Attis wearing a Phrygian cap appears.
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## About the Author
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work
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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, October 03). Gold Coin Pendant of Constantine. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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