Aureus of Faustina II, 147-150 CE, gold, 7.38 g, Harvard Art Museums
Obv.: Bust of Faustina, draped, to r., hair elaborately dressed in horizontal waves at the front, and coiled up in a bun, pearl diadem; Rev.: Venus, standing, facng l., holding apple in r. hand, and a rudder set on dolphin, which coils around it
Showing the attic with spolia, a tondo with the moon deity, and the frieze of Constantine's troops departing Milan
Detail of the West Side of the Arch of Constantine
Close-up of the attic with spolia (Trajanic frieze)
The Arch as illuminated by the surrounding lamps in Rome: the absence of people emphasizes the monumentality and permanence of the structure as a truly integral part of Roman cityscape
"The Arch of Constantine, Rome" by Jacques Louis Clerriseau
This 20th century French drawing illustrates how different generations and societies have illustrated and perceived the Arch in Roman surroundings within the last couple of centuries