Sep 20, 2025
~ Portrait bust of Emperor Numerianus.
Culture: Roman, Rudolfinian
Period: Late imperial period
Date: A.D. 283-284; Setting: ca. 1600
Medium: Plasma, two-layered, green, with white and brownish holes. Setting: gold, enameled.
• From the source: Head of a man who wears the laurel wreath - probably as an imperial insignia. Emperor Numerianus (A.D. 283-284) is probably portrayed here. The inscriptions on the version name Rudolf II on the front and Constantine the Elder on the back. Gr. When the stone was set, the portrait was interpreted in the Christian sense: of Constantine, the Christian friend. On the back of the frame the cross with the Christogram and the inscription HOC SIGNO VICTOR ERIS (= Under this sign you will be victorious).