The Arch of Constantine rises in triumphant perfection against a pale Roman sky, its three barrel-vaulted passages spanning the ancient Via Sacra while a solitary automobile — barely visible in the middle distance — quietly announces the twentieth century intruding on antiquity; this is the "Vera Fotografia" (true photograph) real-photo postcard series, meaning the image is a genuine silver gelatin photographic print rather than a halftone reproduction, giving it extraordinary tonal depth and detail. Published as card number 31 in the Roma series, it shows the arch from the Via dei Trionfi with the Claudian Aqueduct visible in the background, the scene likely dating to the late 1920s or 1930s when Mussolini's urban projects were reshaping this very streetscape. The card is unused with a clean, blank divided back bearing the "Vera Fotografia" imprint — a beautiful, museum-quality image of one of Rome's most iconic ancient monuments.