Copper
306–337 CE
Italy, Rome, Italy
CSMVS
Details
Culture/Civilisation
Ancient Rome
Theme
Later Civilisations of Land and Sea
Subtheme
The Mediterranean
Case Title
The Mediterranean World
Display Location
Coomaraswamy Hall
Findspot
Minted: Rome
Accession Number
26759
Description
Emperor Constantine I
In 312 Roman Emperor Constantine I adopted the Christian faith. Constantinople (later, Byzantium), the city he had made the Empire’s new capital, remained the centre of the Eastern Roman (‘Byzantine’) Empire until 1453.